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48 Cards in this Set
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idioms
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meaning
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accepted as gospel
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believed to be completely true
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at loggerheads
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not matching, conflicting
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they were at loggerheads throughout their lives
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bode well
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sign of something good to happen
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it dint bode well
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circular logic
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paradoxical thinking
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make common cause
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work together to achieve something
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many groups made common cause
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fellow feeling
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shared interest and understanding
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fit the bill
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to have the qualities or experience which are needed.
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you seem to fit the bill
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flights of fancy
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idea or suggestion which is not feasible
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no point in indulging in the flights of fancy
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for naught
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without achievement or result
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her time in jail wasn’t for naught
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gain currency
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gain recognition or become popular
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given teeth
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to make something powerful and give real effect
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penalty really gives teeth to the law
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gloss over
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to cover up or minimize
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don’t gloss over your role in this fiasco
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gray area
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subject which is difficult to categorize
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publicity is a gray area
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hinge on
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to depend on someone or something
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success of the project hinges upon you
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hold the line
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not to exceed someone or something
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in a jiffy
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very fast or very soon
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I will be there in a jiffy
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in cahoots
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in conspiracy with someone
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mayor have been in cahoots with that building company
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in lieu of
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instead of
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they gave me beef in lieu of ham
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kept at bay
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to prevent someone or something unpleasant from coming near you or harming you
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he held the police at bay
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laid at the altar of
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forsaken, stranded, marooned
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lay down arms
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stop fighting, surrender
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limping along
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move very slowly
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no holds barred
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no restraints or limits or controls
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this comedy with no holds barred
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of two minds
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holding conflicting opinions about something
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I am of two minds about whether …
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on par with
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equal to something or someone
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an order of magnitude
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an estimate of the size
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paid dearly
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suffer a lot as a result of particular action
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part and parcel
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something that cannot be separated from the condition
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rack and ruin
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to become ruined
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rail against
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to complaint vehemently about someone or something
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why are you railing against me?
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raking in
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to receive something valuable in large amounts
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university students continued to rake in awards
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run the gamut
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to cover a wide range
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run the gauntlet
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to experience sever criticism or great difficulties
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minister had to run the gauntlet
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sea change
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major change
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this is not the time for the sea change
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separate the wheat from the chaff
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separate useful from the worthless
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single handedly
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working or done without help
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stems from
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to result from something
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these problems all stem from your misconception
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takes pains to
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to try very hard to do something
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we took great pains to make sure no one felt left out
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tipping point
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situation at which the small change might have a large effect
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tit for tat
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something bad you do to repay the bad occurred to you
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to send up
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ridicule or mock
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under the guise of
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a way of seeming or looking that is not true
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he made friendship with me under the guise of
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vim and vigor
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energy and enthusiasm
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lost on
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wasted or not valued or appreciated
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my jokes are lost on him
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set off
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give rise to
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she set off the race with a whistle
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at the mercy of
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under the control of someone
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we are left at the mercy of the arresting officer
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get over
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to recover from
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finally got over the divorce
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