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12 Cards in this Set
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a drop in the ocean |
a very small amount that will not have much effect |
He cost of a hotel for one night is a drop in the ocean for a big company like that. |
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break even |
if a person or buisness breaks even, they neither make a profit nor lose 💰 |
We didn't make a profit last year, but we did break even. |
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fall short |
not reach a particular level or to fail to achieve something you were trying to do |
We tried to raise 1,000 euros for charity, but we fell short by about 50 euros. |
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fifty-fifty |
equal, or into two equal parts |
We split the cost of the meal fifty-fifty. |
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go halves |
share the cost of something with someone so that you each pay 50% |
Let's go halves on the meal, shall we? |
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it's as broad as it's long |
used for saying that you cannot choose between two things or actions because they are equal |
It's as broad as it's long whether we get there on Saturday night or on Sunday morning. |
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keep up with the Joneses |
try to be as rich, successful, etc as your neighbours |
I don't need a new car, and I'm really not interested in keeping up with the Joneses. |
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knee-high to a grasshopper |
very small, because you were very young |
When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I used to believe that a monster lived under my bed. |
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line your pocket(s) |
obtain money, especially by acting dishonestly |
He had been lining his pockets for years before he was finally caught. |
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lock, stock and barrel |
including every part of a particular thing, situation, place, etc |
They've sold all their possessions, lock, stock and barrel. |
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six of one (and) half a dozen of the other |
used for saying that two things are equally good or bad |
We could get there on Saturday night or Sunday morning: it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, really. |
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tidy sum/amount |
large sum/amount |
I've managed to put away a tidy sum this year. |
