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33 Cards in this Set
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Hit and miss |
Sometimes good, sometimes bad |
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Neck and neck |
Equal |
They finished the race neck and neck. |
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Wear and tear |
Damage through everyday use |
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Black and blue |
Very bruised | کبود |
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Bumper to bumper traffic |
Heavy traffic |
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Give or take |
Plus or minus | کم و بیش |
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Here, there and everywhere |
Everywhere |
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At sixes and sevens |
In state of confusion |
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Out and about |
Active, doing her usual activities |
She was sick, but she is out and about now. |
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Chalk and cheese |
Totally different |
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Hustle and bustle |
Crowds and noise |
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In dribs and drabs |
Small amounts at a time |
She paid me in dribs and drabs, not at once. |
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Blood, sweat and tears |
Hard work |
He's going through all the blood, sweat, and tears involved in getting a PhD. |
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Time after time |
Many times |
I've asked you time after time not to do that. |
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Wax and wane |
To fluctuate | بالا پایین شدن |
Her interest in painting waxed and waned over the years. |
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Through and through |
Completely (Used about ppl) |
I'm a soccer fan, through and through. |
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Every nook and cranny |
Every small place |
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There are plenty more fish in the sea. |
برای دلداری دادن به کسی بابت کار یا یه شخص استفاده میشه. |
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It's easy to be wise after the event. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. |
نوش دارو پس از مرگ سهراب!؟ |
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Its not over until the fat lady sings. |
باید تا آخر صبر کرد تا دید چی میشه. (بیشتر برای مسابقه های ورزشی) |
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Enough is as good as a feast. |
You shouldn't have more of sth than u need. |
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Ignorance is bliss. |
You may be happier when you don't know all the facts about a situation. |
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Truth will out. |
ماه پشت ابر نمیمونه. |
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Mum's the word. |
دهنم قرصه. |
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Get your skates on. |
Hurry up! |
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Do a hatchet job on sb or sth |
To say or write a lot of bad things about someone or something in order to harm their reputation. |
The famous critic did a hatchet job on his film. |
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Pick holes in something |
To criticize an idea or a plan by saying what its weak points are |
It's easy to pick holes in the plot. |
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An armchair critic |
Someone who criticizes other people but who does not have any proper experience of the activity the other people are doing. | منتقد دوزاری |
My uncle is such an armchair critic about the classes I'm taking—the fact that he never went to college doesn't stop him from weighing in! |
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To have your name in lights |
To be successful and famous in theatre or films. |
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A leading light |
An important member |
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To be waiting in the wings |
To be ready and available to help or replace someone. Actors traditionally wait in the wings of the theater before stepping on stage. |
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To take centre stage |
To be at the center of attention. |
She always likes to take center stage in whatever she does. |
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It’ll be all right on the night! |
Used to say that something will be successful, even though there have been lots of problems. |
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