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22 Cards in this Set
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A penny for your thoughts |
A way of asking what someone is thinking |
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Cost an arm and a leg |
Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money. |
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Barking up the wrong tree |
Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person |
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Cry over spilt milk |
When you complain about a loss from the past. |
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Curiosity killed the cat |
Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation. |
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Cut corners |
When something is done badly to save money. |
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Elvis has left the building |
The show has come to an end. It's all over. |
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Feel a bit under the weather |
Feeling slightly ill. |
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Hear it on the grapevine |
This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone. |
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Hit the nail on the head |
Do or say something exactly right |
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Hit the sack/sheets/hay |
To go to bed. |
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Jump on the bandwagon |
Join a popular trend or activity. |
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Kill two birds with one stone |
to accomplish two different things at the same time. |
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Let sleeping dogs lie |
Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications. |
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Let the cat out of the bag |
To share information that was previously concealed |
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Make a long story short |
Come to the point - leave out details |
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Piece of cake |
A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple. |
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To hear something straight from the horse's mouth |
To hear something from the authoritative source. |
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Whole nine yards |
Everything. All of it. |
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raining cats and dogs |
Raining heavily |
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You rock |
You are great |
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Tip of the tongue |
can't find the word |
