Rich Idioms and Phrases
SN
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Idioms and Phrases
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Meanings
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541
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dig one’s own grave
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to do sth wrong that brings loss to oneself
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542
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tread on sb’s path
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to follow (great people’s) track
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543
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treadmill
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the boring duties of a person
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544
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forgone conclusion
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a result that can be predicted with certainty
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545
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foot the bill for sth
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to be responsible to pay the bill
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546
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fool about/around
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to waste time
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547
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there’s no fool like an old fool
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matured fools are worse
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548
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old fogey
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very traditional person
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549
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take the floor
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to get up and dance
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550
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flog a dead horse
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to do a useless job
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551
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flake out
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to fall asleep for being very tired
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552
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foul sth up
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to spoil sth
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553
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the fourth dimension
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the dimension of time
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554
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freak out
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to behave abnormally, in an eccentric way
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555
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freeze one’s blood
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to fill one with horror
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556
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take a French leave
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take leave without permission
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557
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go Dutch
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to dine together and pay separately in a restaurant
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558
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milk and honey
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plenty of good/food that make life happier
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559
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stand/stick out a mile
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to be very noticeable
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560
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take the Mickey out of someone
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make sb feel foolish by copying their gestures
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561
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mess sb about
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to treat sb in an unfair way
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562
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mess up
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to dirty/untidy sth
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563
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if memory serves me
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if I remember well
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564
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in the melting point of things
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in a situation that is liable to change
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565
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meet one’s eyes
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to face one without fear
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566
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meet one’s Maker
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to die; to pass away
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567
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beyond measure
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very greatly
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568
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the mechanics
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the system in which sth is to be done; grammar
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569
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the end justifies the means
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the good outcome can prove sth wrong at the beginning
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570
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bring sth to a grinding halt
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to cause sth to retard to the point of a complete stoppage
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