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22 Cards in this Set
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Get in |
In a position that prevents sth from happening or sb from moving |
Work often gets in the way of my social life |
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Let something slip |
To tell peopel sth without intending to |
I can't believe you let news of our engagment slip in front of other peopel |
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Dig |
The process of carefully moving soil & objects from an area of historical intrest |
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Enough about me |
How have you been? |
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Make a break for sth |
Suddenly run away from sb in order to escape |
I couldn't wait to get out of school and i made a break for door as soon as the bell rang |
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Baggage claim |
Get your baggege in airport |
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Silver lining روزنه امید |
An advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation |
Whan things look balck, there is always a silver lining |
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Whatsoever ابدا به هیچ وجه |
Used after a negative sentence to emphesiz to idea |
I can honestly say i have no intrest whatsoever in the royal family Do you have any idea what has happened at the time? None whatsoever |
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Give away |
To tell people sth secrect without intending to |
The party was meant to be a surprise but you gave it away. |
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Grad school موسسه آموزش عالی |
موسسه |
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sympathize همدردی کردن |
To undrestand & and care about sb's problem |
We sympathiza deeply with the families of the victims |
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Ironically |
In a way that is different or opposite frome the result you would expect |
Irinically, these technological tools that were supposed to liberate us have left us working longer hours then ever |
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Control freak فرد که وسواس داره ک اوضاع رو کنترل کنه در همه چیز دخالت کردن |
(N) Sb who is concerned about controling all the ditails in every situation they are involved |
My boss is a real control freak |
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Spare your feelings |
To avoid doing sth that would upset sb |
Just tell my the truth. Don't worry about sparing my feelings. |
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I am not falling for that again |
You say this when you recognize a trick & refused to be deceived by it گول کسی رو خوردن |
I said i was an art collector, and they fell for it |
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If i had a nickle/penny for every guy/thing i would be a rich person |
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Wince |
To show pain for a short time in your face |
Did i hurt you? I saw you wince |
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Rock bottom |
The lowest possible level or The most unhappy that sb has ever been in their lives |
Confidence in the government is at rock bottom My personal life had hit/reach rock bottom Alcohalics often have to reach/hit rock bottom before the can recognize that they have problems |
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Paisan |
Friend |
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Out and about |
Active and doing the thing you usually do سرحال شدن |
Doctor says she is making a good recovery and she should be out and about in a few days time. |
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Alter |
To change the size of clothes so that they fit better |
I took coat back to the shop to have it altered |
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Get/be caught |
To become involved in a situation often without wanting to |
We were caught in a heavy storm I got caught in heavy traffic |
