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1

get a (real) kick out of something

very much enjoy doing something (informal)

<p>very much enjoy doing something (informal)</p>
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2

do sth for kicks

do sth because it is exciting, usually sth dangerous

<p>do sth because it is exciting, usually sth dangerous</p>
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3

jump for joy

be very happy and excited about something that has happened=nhảy cẫng lên vì vui sướng

<p>be very happy and excited about something that has happened=nhảy cẫng lên vì vui sướng</p>
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4

be floating/walking on air

be very happy about something good that has happened

<p>be very happy about something good that has happened</p>
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5

sth makes your day

sth makes you feel very happy

<p>sth makes you feel very happy</p>
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6

out of sorts

slightly unhappy or slightly ill(informal)

<p>slightly unhappy or slightly ill(informal)</p>
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7

down in the dumps

(informal) feeling unhappy

<p>(informal) feeling unhappy</p>
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8

it's not the end of the world

what has happened won't cause any serious problems

<p>what has happened won't cause any serious problems</p>
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9

just grin and bear it

accept a situation you don't like because you can't change it

<p>accept a situation you don't like because you can't change it</p>
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10

a misery guts (very informal)

someone who complains all the time and is never happy

<p>someone who complains all the time and is never happy</p>
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11

sour grapes

being jealous about something you can't have

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12

puts a damper on

stop an occasion from being enjoyable (sometimes dampener is used instead of damper)

<p>stop an occasion from being enjoyable (sometimes dampener is used instead of damper)</p>
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13

I .... going for a run first thing in the morning before anyone else is up

get a(real) kick out of

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14

Correct the mistakes in the idiom:
I felt as if I was floating in air as I ran down to the hills into his arms.
A.floating-floated
B.in-on
C.ran-runned
D.into-in

in-on

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15

Correct the mistakes in the idiom:
Why does Mary look so out of sort today?
A.does-do
B.look-looked
C.sort-sorts
D.out-in

sort-sorts

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16

Correct the mistakes in the idiom:
Your telephone has really done my day!
A.my-your
B.has-had
C.done-made
D.day-days

done-made

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17

Alice went mountain climbing-...

just for kicks

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18

Anne is always complaining-she is a...

misery guts

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19

thrilled to bits

to be very happy

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20

in seventh heaven= like a dog with two tails

extremely happy

<p>extremely happy</p>
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