Idioms & Phrases
Idiom
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Meaning
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Show a clean pair of heals
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Run away
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A thorn in the flesh
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A constant source of annoyance
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Smell a rat
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Suspect something foul
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Nip in the bud
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Destroy in the early stage
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Out of the question
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Impossible
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Stick to one’s guns
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Remain faithful to the cause
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A man of straw
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A man of no substance
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Leave no stone unturned
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Use all available means
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Harp on the same string
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Dwell on the same subject
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Take a leaf out of one’s book
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Imitate one
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Like a fish out of water
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In a strange situation
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At one’s beck and call
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Under his control
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Bury the hatchet
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End the quarrel and make peace
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Feather one’s own nest
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Make money unfairly
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Leave one in the lurch
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Desert one in difficulties; leave one in a
helpless condition
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To eat humble pie
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To apologize humbly; to yield under humiliating
circumstances
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To eat your words
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To take back what you have said
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To make both ends meet
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To live within one’s income
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In high spirits
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Very happy
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Kill two birds with one stone
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To achieve two results with one effort
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Let the cat out of the bag
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Reveal a secret
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Put the cart before the horse
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Put or do things in the wrong order
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A hard nut to crack
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A difficult problem
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In hot water
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In trouble
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Wash one’s dirty linen
in public
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Discuss unpleasant private matters before
strangers
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On tenterhooks
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In a state of suspense and anxiety
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To all names
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To abuse
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To get rid of
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Dispose of
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At daggers drawn
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Bitterly hostile
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To play ducks and drakes
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To act foolishly or inconsistently
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To take the bull by the horns
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To tackle a problem in a bold and direct fashion
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Rain cats and dogs
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Rain heavily
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