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English 61 Public

IDIOMS

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Hit the sack / sheets / hay

To go to bed.

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In the heat of the moment

Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.

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It takes two to tango

Actions or communications need more than one person

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Jump on the bandwagon

Join a popular trend or activity.

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Keep something at bay

Keep something away.

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Kill two birds with one stone

This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time.

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Last straw

The final problem in a series of problems.

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Let sleeping dogs lie

Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications.

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Let the cat out of the bag

To share information that was previously concealed

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Make a long story short- IN A NUTSHELL

Come to the point - leave out details

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Method to my madness

An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it

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Miss the boat

This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance

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Not a spark of decency

Meaning: No manners

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Not playing with a full deck

Someone who lacks intelligence.

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Off one's rocker

Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile.

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Once in a blue moon

Meaning: Happens very rarely.

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