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Phrasal verbs and idioms 2022

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  • He picked up his umbrella and moved towards the door. what's the phrasal verb?
    made for
  • We were always .......................terms...................our neighbours.
    on good terms with
  • Idiom referring to your spouse (husband or wife.) It’s often used ironically.
    your better half
  • Expression meaning you aren’t really paying attention to what people are saying
    listen with half an ear
  • Phrasal verb meaning to make the wrong choice and waste one's effort:keep up with the Joneses/be in the same boat /bark up the wrong tree/
    bark up the wrong tree/
  • The thieves .............. with the jewells. (MADE AWAY/MADE OFF/DID UP)
    MADE OFF
  • to encourage or dare someone to do something, often something unwise(Esater idiom)
    To egg someone on
  • What is the meaning of: She didn't have the courage to do away with him.
    kill him
  • a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
    Macintosh
  • idiom meaning: Incomplete; not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; foolish or having no common sense.
    half-baked
  • This means that two alternatives will lead to the same result.
    six of one, half a dozen of another
  • What is the meaning of the idiom: over the hill
    old and therefore no longer useful or attractive
  • nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
    possum
  • Expression used to compare a rich lifestyle with our own.
    how the other half lives
  • Easter idiom: to risk everything in one venture
    To put all your eggs in one basket
  • I am completelly done OUT/ IN /AWAY after all that running around.
    IN
  • what is the meaning of the idiom: BEND (SOMEONE’S) EAR
    to talk to someone for a long time
  • Easter idiom: Ensinar o padre a rezar missa: to presume to teach someone something they already know
    To teach someone’s grandmother to suck eggs (informal)
  • you say you want to do something (because you’re angry), but you probably won’t.
    have half a mind to..
  • Easter idiom: In order to do something good, you need to give something else up
    You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs