shakespeare Flashcards

(102 cards)

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husband

someone with authority

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lord and master

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to wear off

to decline in quality

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to see better days

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3
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not sleep at all

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not sleep a wink

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4
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dishonest, treacherous behaviour

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foul play

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5
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unequivocally deceased

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dead as a door nail

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6
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no words could do it justice

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beggar all descriptions

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7
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greatly irritate or annoy someone

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to set one’s teeth on edge

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8
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too soon to know how something will turn out

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early days (yet)

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9
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something that came about by some fortunate chance

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as good luck would have it

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10
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laugh uproariously

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laugh oneself into stitches

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11
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an inevitable conclusion

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a foregone conclusion

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12
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suddenly

in a single action

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at one fell swoop

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13
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game is over- it’s all lost

we have seen through your tricks - your deceit is exposed

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the game is up

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14
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tell the truth even when tempted to lie

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tell the truth and shame the evil

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15
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give back what you owe

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give the devil his due

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16
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to frown in concern

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knit one’s brows

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17
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what the hell

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what the dickens

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18
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submit with good grace

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make a virtue out of necessity

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19
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injured by something that u meant to use to injure others

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be hoist with one’s own petard

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20
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breathing that is subdued because of some emotion or difficulty

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bated breath

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21
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makes no sense

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neither rhyme nor reason

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22
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be in a difficult situation

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be in a pickle

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23
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bloody fool

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blinking idiot

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24
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be inconstant and unreliable

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play fast and loose

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a state of happiness based on false hope
to live in a fool's paradise
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excess may do you harm
too much of a good thing
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chyba ty
the more fool you
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the truth will eventually become known
the truth will out
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disappear without trace
melt into thin air
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miłość jest ślepa
love is blind
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szczera zazdrość
green-eyed jealousy
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someone who can be relied on to provide comfort and support
a tower of strength to me
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do something unpleasant but good for another person
be cruel only to be kind
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with regret or sadness rather than with anger
more in sorrow than in anger
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mniej winny niż jego oskarżyciele
more sinned against than sinning
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tak czy inaczej
be that as it may
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diabeł wcielony
a devil incarnate
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stop being rude
keep a good tongue in one's head
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pleasure of being rid of some annoyance
good riddance
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to behave in a formal way
to stand on ceremony
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an ostentatious display of ceremonial graneur
pomp and circumstance
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skakać wokół kogoś
be dancing attendance
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to not change one's opinion
(not) budge an inch
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zrobić z kogoś kozła ofiarnego
make someone a laughing stock
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the most important thing ending all search for an alternative
the be-all and end-all
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a pearl of thunder announcing the day of judgement
the crack of doom
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uczciwa gra
fair play
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entirely suited to do something
to the manner born
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the essence of being witty lies in its concise wording and delivery
brevity is the soul of wit
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without knowing
unwittingly
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publicly acknowledged and praised
acclaimed
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to become or do better than someone
to surpass
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in an extreme way that continues without stopping
relentlessly
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a poor consolation
cold comfort
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przemyślenia
ruminations
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an ugly sight in a public place
an eye-sore
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not change even though went through the process
to come full circle
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ale z niego król
every inch a king
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to be full of care and compassion for others
to be full of the milk of human kindness
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in your deepest and most secret thoughts
in your heart of hearts
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there is something going on
there is something in the wind
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a bad condition or situation
sorry sight
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to deal with or get rid of something or someone quickly
to make a short shrift of
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be negative about somebody's ideas or plans
to throw cold water on
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rozdarte serce
divided loyalties
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to make someone go away | to do much better than ones competitor
to send somebody packing
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the part f a society that is connected with study and thinking
academe
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seeming to be in all places
ubiquitous
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most important
foremost
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to make up/invent new words
to coin words
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to get information or reaction from someone
elicit
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only developing ( about a feeling)
nascent (love)
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by chance; possibly
perchance
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all of somebody's possesions
bag and baggage
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enough space to move freely
elbow room
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na litość boską
for goodness sake
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(not) stand a chance when compared to
(can't) hold a candle to
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to express an opinion
opine
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a way of saying that you do not understand something that is said or written
it's all greek to me
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spadająca gwiazda
shooting star
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unlucky people who are unluckily in love
star-crossed lovers
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search for something that may not exist, pointless search
wild-goose chase
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makes you think soething is true but does not prove it
circumstantial
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to respect somebody so much that you do everything to please them
to grovel
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kind and often feeling sympathy for other people
soft-hearted
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not trying to hide your bad behaviour
barefaced
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to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number
dwindle
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the state of being engaged to a person
courthip
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not taking sides
impartial
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extremely powerful
vaulting
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to walk in a confident way
swagger
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to be scared of something, feel fear
to fret
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a cruel, unpleasant woman who shouts a lot
harpy
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to repeat what somebody said in a wrog way
misquote
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a place where worms live
wormhole
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severe and showing no saddness or guilt
remorseless
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intended
premeditated
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careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount
frugal
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a small dispute between a small number of people
scuffle
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rough and twisted
gnarled
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strange, surprising, or uncontrolled in a humorous way
zany
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easily annoyed
peevish