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A set of flashcards covering idioms, fixed expressions, and phrasal verbs from the lecture notes.
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clear the air
remove suspicion/bad feeling
all along
from the beginning until now
be up in the air
uncertain
make allowances for
to take special circumstances into consideration
beat about/around the bush
avoid saying what one means directly
blessing in disguise
something which appears bad at first but then turns out to be good
back down
cease to oppose
bring up
mention a subject
drive a hard bargain
be a tough businessman
drop a brick
say something tactlessly
kick the bucket
die
see eye to eye
agree with somebody
have a bee in one’s bonnet
be very nervous about something
whet somebody’s appetite
make somebody eager to have/experience more
out of the blue
suddenly and unexpectedly
down in the dumps
depressed
hold your breath
wait for someone/something anxiously
go to the dogs
worsen
cut somebody dead
ignore somebody deliberately
call the shots
to be the person who controls or organizes something
play one’s cards right
act cleverly
make one’s blood boil
cause somebody to become very angry
be on the cards
be likely to happen