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20 Cards in this Set
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Stick out one's neck |
to take a risk |
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Shake a leg |
to hurry up; to get going |
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All thumbs |
physically awkward, especially with hands |
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Not have a leg to stand on |
to be unable to prove something |
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Get off someone's back |
to leave alone, stop nagging or annoying |
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Drive someone up the wall |
make someone crazy |
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String someone along |
to deceive someone about one's plans or intentions |
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Sell someone down the river |
to betray someone who trusted you |
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Leave someone high and dry |
to leave someone in a difficult situation without any help |
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Sell someone short |
to underestimate someone or something |
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Snow job |
a form of manipulation that involves lying or flattery to persuade |
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Spill the beans |
reveal the secret |
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Feed someone a line |
to deceive with glib or exaggerated talk |
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Put something on line |
to risk something |
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Shoot the breeze |
to chat casually and without purpose |
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Bite the dust |
to die; to break or fail; to accept defeat |
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Hit the hay |
go to bed |
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Cough up |
to pay or hand over something, often reluctantly |
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Jump the gun |
to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully |
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Scratch someone's back |
do someone a favor in hopes that a favor will be returned |
