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119 Cards in this Set
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Lose face |
Be less respected or look stupid because of something you have done |
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Turn a blind eye to something |
Pretend not to see or notice something, usually something bad |
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Out of the blue |
Suddenly and unexpectedly |
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In the distance |
Far away, but able to seen or heard |
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Without fail |
Always |
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If all else fails |
Used to say what somebody can do if nothing else they have done is successful |
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That is depends |
Used to say that you are not certain about something because other things have to be considered |
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Steer or stay clear of something or somebody |
Take care to avoid something or somebody, because it or they may cause problems |
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Why/how/where/who ... on earth |
Used to emphasize a question when you are angry or surprising or can not think of an obvious answer |
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Be in/ get into a state |
Be/ become anxious or upset |
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Make sense |
Be a practical and logical thing to do |
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How come |
Used to ask the reason for something which is surprising |
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Like mad |
Very fast Flat out |
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Take advantage of something |
Make good use of something |
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Change your mind |
Change your decision or opinion about something |
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Get nowhere |
Make no progress Have no success |
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Be supposed to do something |
You should do it Be meant to do it |
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Be supposed to do something |
You should do it Be meant to do it |
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In that case |
Used to say what will happen or what you will do, as a result of a particular situation |
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In charge of somebody or something |
Having control or command of something or somebody |
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A piece of cake |
A thing that very easy to do |
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A piece of cake |
A thing that very easy to do |
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A stone’s throw |
A short distance |
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Famous last word |
Used when you think somebody is speaking with too much confidence about something that they think will happen |
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Better late than never |
It’s better to arrive late than not at all |
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Better late than never |
It’s better to arrive late than not at all |
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Bright and easy |
Early in the morning |
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More or less |
Almost or approximately |
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Get through to somebody |
Make contact with somebody by phone |
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Get through to somebody |
Make contact with somebody by phone |
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Laugh something off |
Jake about something to show you think it is not serious or important |
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Get through to somebody |
Make contact with somebody by phone |
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Laugh something off |
Jake about something to show you think it is not serious or important |
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Don’t ask me |
Search me Used to say that you do not know the answer |
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Get through to somebody |
Make contact with somebody by phone |
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Laugh something off |
Jake about something to show you think it is not serious or important |
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Don’t ask me |
Search me Used to say that you do not know the answer |
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Thank heavens |
Used to say you are pleased and relieved about something |
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Check in |
Go to the desk in an airport or hotel and tell an official that you have arrives |
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Look up |
(Of a business,somebody’s situation) get better |
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Show up |
Arrive in a place where somebody is waiting for you |
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Look something up |
Look for information in a book or online |
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Make something up |
Invent a story or an explanation for something |
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Try something on |
Put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits or looks good on you |
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Look into something |
Investigate and try to discover the fact about something |
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Come across something or somebody |
Meet somebody or find something by chance |
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Stand for something |
Represent or mean |
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Go out with somebody |
Spend time with somebody and have a romantic relationship with them |
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Go out with somebody |
Spend time with somebody and have a romantic relationship with them |
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Cut back on something |
Reduce the amount of something that you eat, spend, use |
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Take off |
Leave the ground for a plane |
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Take something off |
Remove a piece of clothing |
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Go off |
1- ring 2- stop working 3- Explode |
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Go off |
1- ring 2- stop working 3- Explode |
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Put something on |
1- dressed myself Opp- take something off 2- turn something on, switch something on 3- become fatter |
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Go off |
1- ring 2- stop working 3- Explode |
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Put something on |
1- dressed myself Opp- take something off 2- turn something on, switch something on 3- become fatter |
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Break down |
1- stop working 2- start crying |
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Go off |
1- ring 2- stop working 3- Explode |
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Put something on |
1- dressed myself Opp- take something off 2- turn something on, switch something on 3- become fatter |
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Break down |
1- stop working 2- start crying |
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Go down |
1- disappearing below the horizon Opp- come up 2- become lower Opp- go up |
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Do something up |
1- fasten 2- redecorating |
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Turn up |
1- arrive 2- be found by chance |
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Tie something up |
1- tied his arms so that he couldn’t move |
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Tied up |
2- very bussy |
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First of all |
Before doing anything else |
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Go over something Go through something |
Look at, check, discuss something carefully |
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Leave something out Leave somebody out |
Not do something Not include somebody |
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Rub something out |
Remove marks made by a pencil |
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Take it in turns |
Do something one after another so that everyone has an opportunity to do it |
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Swap places with somebody |
Take somebody’s seat or position so they can take yours |
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Finish something off |
Do the last part of something |
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Put something away |
Put something where you usually keep it, especially after using it |
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Call it a day |
Decide to stop what you are doing |
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Hand something in |
You give something to a person in authority Teacher or the police |
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Hand something in |
You give something to a person in authority Teacher or the police |
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Hand something out |
You give something to each person in a group |
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Hand something out |
Give something out |
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Hand something round |
You pass something, especially food or drink to people in a group |
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Take something seriously |
Think that something is important and should be given careful attention |
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Look something up |
Look for information about something in a reference book or online |
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In rough |
If you write something in rough, you do it for a first time without worrying about mistakes, because you will write it correctly late |
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Cross something out |
In this sentence,it is cross out: look it something up |
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Cross something out |
In this sentence,it is cross out: look it something up |
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It’s no good doing something |
It will have no positive result |
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Go back to |
Return to a person, place, subject |
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Go back to |
Return to a person, place, subject |
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Built something up |
Increase or develop Something over a period time |
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Go back to |
Return to a person, place, subject |
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Built something up |
Increase or develop Something over a period time |
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Build up confidence/ strength/ a reputation |
Increase or develop something over a period time |
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Go back to |
Return to a person, place, subject |
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Built something up |
Increase or develop Something over a period time |
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Build up confidence/ strength/ a reputation |
Increase or develop something over a period time |
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The tip of the iceberg |
Only small part of a much larger problem or matter |
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Dos and don’ts |
Things you should and shouldn’t |
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Make yourself understood |
Speak in a way that others can understand |
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Trail and error |
A way of solving a problem-by trying several possibilities and learning from your mistakes |
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Learn something off by heart |
Learn something by reading and hearing it repeatedly until you remember it exactly |
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Make the most of something |
Enjoy something or use something as much as you can |
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Say or read something out loud |
Say or read something so that other can hear it |
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Get behind with something |
Not do something on time, and then have more to do late |
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Catch up with somebody |
Reach the level of others who are more advanced |
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Stick at something |
Continue with something even though it is difficult |
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Stick at something |
Continue with something even though it is difficult |
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Get there |
Achieve something after a period of work or effort |
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Brush up on something Brush something up |
Improve your knowledge or skill in something, especially when you have not used it for a period of time |
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Make sense of something |
Manage to understand something |
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Make sense of something |
Manage to understand something |
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Keep up with somebody |
Make progress at the same speed as others |
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Sink in |
Be remembered or understood |
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Keep your mind on something |
Continue to concentrate on something |
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Keep it up |
Continue to do something as well as you are doing it now |
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Rack your brain |
Try hard to remember something |
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Information comes back to you |
You remember it |
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On the tip of your tongue |
You are sure you know it, but you cannot remember at the moment |
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On the tip of your tongue |
You are sure you know it, but you cannot remember at the moment |
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Goes in one ear and out the other |
Forger it quickly |
