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Idioms Destination Unit 10, 12, 14, 16

Idioms Destination Unit 10, 12, 14, 16

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This set of flashcards helps learn English idioms at an advanced level, focusing on expressions and phrases used in everyday conversations. It covers a wide range of topics, including locations, actions, and states of mind, with examples like "on the town," "in the sticks," and "home sweet home." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language, making it ideal for travelers, students, and anyone looking to improve their fluency and understanding of English idioms.

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German

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English

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Created / Updated

09.11.2015 / 25.03.2023

fall short

not reach a particular level or fail to achieve something you were trying to do

fifty-fifty

equal, or two equal parts

go halves

share the cost of something with someone so that you each pay 50%

it's as broad as it's long

used for saying that you canot choose between two things or actions because they are equal

keep up with the Joneses

try to be as rich, successful, etc as your neighbours

knee-high to a grasshopper

very small, because you were very young

line your pocket(s)

obtain money, especially by acting dishonestly

lock, stock and barrel

including every part of a particular thing, situation, place, etc

six of one (and) half a dozen of the other

used for saying that two things are equally good or bad

tidy sum/amount

large sum/amount

a home from home

a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home

blot on the landscape

something that makes a place look less attractive, for example an ugly building

commuter belt

area surrounding a large city where many people who work in that city live

concrete jungle

unpleasant part of a city where there are a lot of ugly buildings close togheter

home sweet home

used for saying that you are happy to be back in your own home

in the sticks

in an area far from the town or city

make yourself at home

feel relaxed and behave in the same way as you do in your own home

on the street

with no place to live

on the town

spending the evening enjoying yourself in bars, blubs, theatres, etc.

satellite town

town or city that is close to and depends on a larger city

big mouth

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used as a critism of someone when they say things they should not

come clean (about sth)

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tell the truth about something that you have kept secret

get/catch sb's drift

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understand the basic meaning

get sth off your chest

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talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it

get the wrong end of the stick

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understand something completly wrong

give sb your word

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promise to do something

(hear sth) on/through the grapevine

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the way in which informations spreads quickliy from one person to another through conversation

keep sb posted

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regularly give someone information about something they are interested in, for example how a situation is changing or developing

keep sth under your hat

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keep something secret

lay/put your cards on the table

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tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do

speak volumes

provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way

tell tales

tell someone in authority about bad things that someone else has done, becauce you want them to be punished

an act of God

an event such as a flood, lightning or an earthquake that is produced by natural forces, and that people have no control over

come rain or shine

used for saying that something always happens or someone always does something despite bad weather or difficult conditions

down on your luck

having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money

draw the short straw

be chosen to do something unpleasant

have green fingers

be good at growing plants

let nature take its course

alow something to develop without trying to influence it

no rhyme or reason

used for emphasing that there is no reason or explanation for something

out of the blue

happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem connected with anything that happened before

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make yourself at home

feel relaxed and behave in the same way as you do in your own home

on the street

with no place to live

on the town

spending the evening enjoying yourself in bars, blubs, theatres, etc.

satellite town

town or city that is close to and depends on a larger city

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