Idioms And Phrase Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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To pay no heed

A

Neglect

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2
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To turn a deaf ear

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To ignore or refuse to listen

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3
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Wet behind the ears

A

Inexperienced, immature, new to something

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4
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Eat one’s heart out

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To feel bad or disgusted

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5
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Chicken-hearted

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Faint-hearted

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6
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All mouth and no trousers

A

One who talks boastfully but does nothing

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7
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Bad taste in one’s mouth

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A feeling of regret or discomfort

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8
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Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

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To be born into a rich family

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9
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By word of mouth

A

Via personal communications rather than written media

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10
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From hand to mouth

A

Providing only bare essentials

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11
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Lion’s mouth

A

A dangerous situation

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12
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Mealy-mouthed

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Unwilling to state something frankly, afraid to speak

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13
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Mouth-watering

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Stimulating one’s appetite

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14
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Put one’s foot in one’s mouth

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To say something that you immediately regret

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15
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Run one’s mouth

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To talk a lot

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16
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Straight from the horse’s mouth

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To hear something from someone who has personal knowledge, from a reliable source

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17
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To foam at one’s mouth

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To get very angry

18
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A change of heart

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A change in one’s opinion

19
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After one’s own heart

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Sharing or having one’s tastes or views

20
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Bare one’s heart/soul

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To confess one’s deepest feelings

22
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Chicken-hearted

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Lacking courage, cowardly.

Meaning in Hindi

23
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Pat one’s heart out

A

Worry, be sad or be jealous.

Meaning in Hindi

24
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Timid

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Faint-hearted.

Meaning in Hindi

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Rely
Follow your heart on one's deeper feelings and instincts when making a decision. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
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Sincerely
From the bottom of one's heart. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
27
Go to one's heart
To touch one deeply. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
28
Heart to heart talk
Frank talk; candid talk. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
29
Hale and hearty
Healthy. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
30
In a heartbeat
Immediately, in no time, in two shakes. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
31
Learn by heart
To memorize something. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
32
Set one's heart on
To have as one's ambition to obtain something. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
33
Strike a chill to the heart
To arouse fear. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
34
Take heart
To garner courage, to gain confidence. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
35
Bare one's soul
To reveal one's innermost thoughts. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
36
Have one's heart in the right place
To have a kindly and sympathetic disposition. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
37
To one's heart's content
As much as one wants to. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
38
To grieve over
To be greatly affected; to consider something very seriously. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
39
To put one's heart and soul into something
To put a lot of energy into some work. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
40
To take to heart
To express one's feelings openly. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
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Wear one's heart on one's sleeve
Affect someone emotionally. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi
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Touch one's heart
To affect someone emotionally. ## Footnote Meaning in Hindi