B to V Middle Idioms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

English 18 Public

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bite the dust

go down in defeat

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jump down someone’s throat

become angry with someone

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all thumbs

clumsy

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sell someone down the river

betray someone

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shoot the breeze

chat informally

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Cat got your tongue?

Can’t you talk?

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up one’s sleeve

concealed or hidden

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get the ax

get fired or dismissed

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tongue in cheek

not serious

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straight from the horse’s mouth

from a reliable source

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make a splash

attract attention

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pull someone’s leg

fool someone

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scratch someone’s back

return a favor

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cough up

give unwillingly

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bury the hatchet

make peace

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mind one’s p’s and q’s

take care in speech and action

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