PT1 Flashcards
(145 cards)
1
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ABOUT TO
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Almost ready to
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ABOVE ALL
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Most importantly
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Add up
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make sence, be logical
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all of a sudden
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all at once, suddenly
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as a matter of fact
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in reallity, actually
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as a rule
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generally
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at ease
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not nervous, calm
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at the drop of a hat
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quickly
9
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back out of
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withdraw an offer
10
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bank on
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depend on, count on
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be my guest
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do what you want, feel free
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Q
be rusty
A
need practice, riview
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beats me
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dont know, no idea
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better of
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in an improved condition
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bite off more than one can chew
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take on more responsability that one can handle
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bound to
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certain to
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break down
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stop functioning
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break in
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interrupt
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break the news
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inform, give bad news
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break up
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end
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break up with
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stop being a couple
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a breeze
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something very simple and easy to do
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bring about
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cause to happen
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bring up
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raise… introduce
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brush up on
riview, study, practice
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bump into
meet unexpectedly
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by and large
generally
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by heart
by memory
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by no means
in no ways, not at all
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call it a day
stop working for the day
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call off
cancel
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call on
visit
33
catch on
become popular
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catch on to
understeand, learn
35
catch up with
go as fast as
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cheer up
be happy
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chip in
contribute
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clear up
clarify
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come across
find, meet
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come around to
begin to change one´s opinion
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come down with
become sick with (an illnes)
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come up with
think of, an idea
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count on
depend on
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cut off
eliminate
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cut out for
have an aptitude for, be qualified for
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day in and day out
constantly, for a long time
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die down
become less severe
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do over
repeat
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down the drain
wasted, done for no reason
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dream up
invent, think of
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drop (someone) a line
send someone a letter
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drop in
visit informally
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drop off
leave something
54
drop out
stop attending
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eyes bigger than one´s stomach
someone who takes more food than he or she eat
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fall behind
not move as quickly as
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fall through
fail to happen
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a far cry from
not similar to
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fed up with
not able to tolarate
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feel free
do something if one wants
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feel like
want to
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feel like a million dollars
feel very good
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feel up to
feel able to do something
64
few and far between
uncommon and infrequent
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fill in
write in a blank
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fill in for
substitute for
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fill one in
provide missing information
68
fill out
complete
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follow in one´s footsteps
do what someone else did
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for good
forever
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for the time being
for now
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from out of the blue
unexpectedly
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get a kick out of
enjoy
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get along with
have good relations with
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get carried away
go too far
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get in ones blood
become a habit
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get in over ones head
take on too much responsability
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get in the way
block
79
get off the ground
start to be successful
80
get over
recover from ( a disease)
81
get rid of
discard
82
get under way
begin, start
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give a cold shoulder
act unfriendly, ignore
84
give away
distribute (for free)
85
get the hang of something
learn how to do something
86
give a hand
clap
87
go easy on
not punish severely
88
go overboard
do too much, buy too much
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go without saying
be clear, obvious
90
hand out
distribute
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hang on
wait
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hard to come by
difficult tu find
93
have a heart
be compassionate
94
have a hunch
have an intuitive feeling
95
have on
wear
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have the time of ones life
have fun, have a great time
97
hear firsthand
get information directly from someone
98
hear from
be in touch with
99
hit it off
become friendly
100
hit the road
leave, go away
101
hold still
not move
102
hold up
delay
103
in a nutshell
in summary
104
in hot water
in trouble
105
in no time
very soon
106
in store
coming up, in the future
107
in the dark
not knowing, confused
108
in the long run
over a long period of time
109
iron out
solve (a problem)
110
keep track of
know where someone is
111
know like the back of ones hand
be very familiar with
112
learn the ropes
become familiar with
113
look after
take care of
114
look for
try to locate
115
look into
investigate
116
look out
be careful
117
look over
examine
118
look up
find information
119
look up to
respect, admire
120
make a fool of oneself
act embarrassingly
121
make ends meet
balance a budget
122
make up
invent, create
123
make up ones mind
decide
124
mixed up
confused
125
music to ones ears
soemthing that sounds pleasant
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a nervous wreck
someone who is very nervous
127
next to nothing
very little, cheap
128
odds and ends
small
129
an old hand
an experienced person
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on edge
nervous
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on end
consecutively, without a break
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on needles and pins
nervous, anxious
133
on ones own
independent
134
on the go
always busy
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on the tip of ones tongue
almost able to remember
136
on the whole
in general
137
out of ones mind
irrational, illogical
138
out of the quiestion
definetly not
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over ones head
not understandable
140
pass up
not accept
141
pass with flying colors
do very well (on a test)
142
pat oneself on the back
congratulate oneself
143
pick out
choose
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pick up the tab
pay for
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play it by ear
do something without a define plan
