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Common Idioms 2 - C1

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  • To give someone the cold shoulder
    To give someone the worst piece of chicken in the bucket
    To ignore or snub someone you know
  • Break the ice
    To say or do something to make others feel comfortable
    To destroy something accidentally
  • Quit cold turkey
    To stop a habit or addiction by replacing it with another.
    To suddenly or completely stop a habit or an addiction.
  • Blow off steam
    to cool of something that is too hot to eat or drink
    to engage in activities that help relieve stress or tension
  • Not one's cup of tea
    Stolen property
    Not be what one likes or is interested in
  • Pay an arm and a leg
    to obtain an object by payment other than money
    to be extremely expensive
  • To have a sweet tooth
    To need to visit a dentist
    A great liking for sugary foods
  • Cut corners
    Do something the cheapest or fastest way possible
    To make something smaller
  • stabbed in the back
    to have pain of an unknown origin
    to be betrayed by someone close to you
  • Go Dutch
    share the cost of something, especially a meal, equally
    to adapt to a new culture
  • TWIST someone's ARM
    to hurt someone out of anger
    to convince or persuade someone to do something
  • Keep your chin up
    remain cheerful in difficult cicumstances
    to now allow a person to bully you