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Idioms with READ & WORDS

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TAKE IT AS READ

Regard something as being known

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READ BETWEEN LINES

Understand sth that can be implicit but not explicit

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WORD FOR WORD

Verbatim, literally

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IN A WORD

In short

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WORD PERFECT

To know the lines of a speech by heart

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NOT TO MINCE WORDS

Speak freely or directly

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LOST FOR WORDS

Not know what to say

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My interview with the policeman took longer than I had thought because he wanted to copy down the statement .......

WORD FOR WORD

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My answer, ............,is No

IN A WORD

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................I´d say that she was trying to tell me that she was having problems at home

READING BETWEEN LINES

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He read the speech again and again until he was absolutely sure that he was..........

WORD PERFECT

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When she was told that she had won the prize she was.....(ccould not find what to say).and tears welled up in her eyes

LOST FOR WORDS

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Idon´t think we need to put "informal"on the invitations -most people will ................(Understand it as the most logical option)

TAKE IT AS GRANTED

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I.m really angry with you and I´m not going to................I thought your behaviour was absolutely disgraceful.(avoid saying what I think)

MINCE WORDS

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