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Flashcards by valentina920301, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by valentina920301
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| all ears | fully listening |
| break a leg | good-luck |
| cold feet | nervous just before a big event |
| cost an arm and a leg | be very expensive |
| cry your heart out | cry very hard |
| face the music | meet, stand up to unpleasant consequences, for example criticism or punishment |
| (my) flesh and blood | relative |
| get something off one's chest | tell someone your problems |
| give a hand, lend a hand | help (someone) do something |
| have one's head in the clouds | be unaware or unrealistic about something |
| head over heels | deeply in love |
| head start | an earlier start |
| in over one's head | taking on a task that you can't handle |
| keep an eye on | take care of, watch in order to protect |
| learn by heart, know by heart | memeorize |
| let one's hair down | relax, have fun |
| (my) lips are sealed | promise to keep a secret |
| makes my blood boil | makes me very angry |
| neck of the woods | nearby location or region |
| (an) old hand | an experienced person |
| over my dead body | not unless I'm dead and can't stop you |
| pat on the back | recognition or a thank-you |
| play something by ear | do something without a plan |
| pull one's leg | joke or tease someone |
| rule of thumb | basic rule (not always followed) |
| see eye to eye | agree |
| (by the) skin of one's teeth | just barely |
| stick your neck out | help someone a lot, with possible bad consequences for oneself |
| sweet tooth | a love of sugar or sweet things |
| thick in the head | not very intelligent |
| wash one's hands of something | stop dealing with an issue or problem |
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