WA1 - U2 - Idioms
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blanket of snow
covering
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drain on one’s resources
a considerable expense
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pull the rug out
make sb/sb’s argument ineffective
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wash/air sb’s dirty linen in public
discuss private or embarrassing matters in public
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like hot cakes
very quickly
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spill the beans
unintentionally reveal a secret
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bite the hand that feeds you
harm someone who does good things for you
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eat one’s hat
describes what one could do if an unlikely event happened
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keep sth under one’s hat
keep sth a secret
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lose one’s shirt
lose a lot of money/all one has
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bite one’s tongue
struggle not to say sth that one really wants to say
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table a motion
propose the discussion of sth during a meeting
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