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29 Cards in this Set
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get a life |
to tell somebody to stop being boring and to do something more interesting. |
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be the life and soul of the party. |
the most amusing and interesting person at the party. |
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have a life of its own |
when something seems to move or function by itself without a person touching or working it. |
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life´s too short. |
when you think it is not worth wasting time doing something that you dislike or that is not important, |
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not on your life. |
to refuse very firmly to do something. |
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that´s life |
when you are disappointed about something - although the French (cést la vie) is often used. |
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frighten the life out of somebody |
to really frighten somebody, often by surprise. |
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for the life of me. |
when you try hard but you still can´t do, see, remember, etc, something. |
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the light of your life |
the person somebody loves more than any other. |
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get a new lease of life |
when you recover from serious illness or injury (the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life) |
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eschew |
verb, deliberately avoid or keep away from something |
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susceptible to |
adjetive, likely or liable to be influenced or harmen by a particular thing. |
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blandishments. |
noun, pleasant things often said to people to boost their confident. |
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a level playing field. |
a situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chanc of succeeding. |
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play by the rules. |
deal fairly and honestly with people. |
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back to square one |
a return to the situation you were at the beginning of a project, task ,etc because you have made no real progress |
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be thrown in at the deep end. |
be made to start a new and difficulty activity that you are not prepared for. |
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move the goalposts. |
change the rules for something, or conditions under which it is done, so that the situation becomes more difficult for somebody. |
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be stumped for an idea. |
unable to come up with an idea. |
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be a front runner |
be the person, animal or organization that seems more likely to win a race or competition. |
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be on the ropes. |
be very close to be defeated. |
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deal someone a knock-out blow. |
utterly defeat somebody, usually with one strong action. |
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score an own goal. |
do something that is the opposite of what you wanted and that brings you disadvantage. |
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be neck and neck |
be level with somebody in a race or competition. |
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throw in the towel. |
admit that you have been defeated and stop trying. |
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herbalism |
the medical use of plants and plant extracts, especially a form of alternative medicine; used to treat a variety of diseases. |
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hypnotherapy |
a form of treatment where the patient is put in an unconcious state in which they can still see and hear but can be influenced to follow commands or answer questions; used to treat physical and emotional problems, especially addictive behaviour. i.e. smoking. |
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acupressure |
a form of treatment where pressure is applied to a particular parts of the body using the fingers; used to treat stress-related conditions, as well as boost the inmune system, improve circulation and treat pain (often durant pregnancy and childbirth) |
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acupunture |
a form of treatment where special thin needles are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body; used to promote general health, relieve pain and treat and prevent disease. |