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18 Cards in this Set
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bookworm |
someone who likes to read books
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butterflies in one’s stomach
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fluttery feelings of nervousness
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to swallow something hook, line, and sinker
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to be easily tricked
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skeletons in the closet
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secrets
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wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole
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something or someone your don’t want to go near |
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not one’s cup of tea |
something someone doesn’t like |
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let the cat out of the bag |
to tell someone else’s secret
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writing on the wall
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a sign that something bad is about to happen
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warts and all
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the whole truth, including the ugly parts
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the last straw
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the final event that makes someone lose his or her temper
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green with envy
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jealous
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grab the bull by the horns
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handle a difficult problem
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get cold feet
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get nervous
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wake up on the wrong side of the bed
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wake up in a bad mood
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at the end of my rope
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out of patience
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spill the beans
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to tell a secret or surprising information
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have a short fuse
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quickly lose one’s temper
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open a can of worms |
to create a situation that is a problem |
