U4 Flashcards

1
Q

make a meal out of something

A

to make something seem more difficult (or worse) than it really is

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2
Q

spill the beans

A

to pass secret information to other people

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3
Q

bite of more than you can chew

A

to try to do more things than you can actually manage

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4
Q

go bananas

A

to become very angry or excited

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5
Q

half-baked

A

not fully or properly thought through

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6
Q

to chew the fat

A

to talk in an informal way about ordinary things

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7
Q

bread and butter

A

work that gives you your regular money to live on

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8
Q

food for thought

A

and idea that could be seriously thought about

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9
Q

a piece of cake

A

very, very easy

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