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COMMON IDIOMS

1. A piece of cake:
2. All ears:
3. Apple of my eye:
4. Beat around the bush:
5. Break a leg:
6. Cost an arm and a leg:
7. Cross your fingers:
8. Cut corners:
9. To judge a book by its cover:
10. Every cloud has a silver lining:
11. Fish out of water:
12. Get a taste of your own medicine:
13. Go the extra mile:
14. Hit the nail on the head:
15. It's raining cats and dogs:
16. Keep your chin up:
17. Kill two birds with one stone:
18. Let the cat out of the bag:
19. No pain, no gain:
20. Peace of mind:
21. Pull someone's leg:
22. Put all your eggs in one basket:
23. See eye to eye:
24. Speak of the devil:
25. Take a rain check:
26. Take it easy:
27. Catch someone's eye:
28. Cry over spilt milk:
29. Cut to the chase:
30. Get out of hand:
31. Give someone the benefit of the doubt:
32. In the black:
33. In the red:
34. To break the ice:
35. To be in hot water:
36. To spill the beans:
37. To give someone the cold shoulder:
38. To make a long story short:
39. To have a sweet tooth:
40. To have a heart of gold:
41. To burn the midnight oil:
42. To have butterflies in one's stomach:
43. To be on thin ice:
44. To let sleeping dogs lie:
45. To give it a shot:
46. To hit the ground running:
47. To have bigger fish to fry:
48. To turn a blind eye:
49. A dime a dozen:
50. The ball is in your court:
WEEKLY VOCABULARY – LESSONs 6_7
Stt Words/ Phrases Pronunciation Meanings
1. Revelry /ˈr_v.əl.ri/
2. Whim /_ɪm/
3. Candid /ˈk_n.dɪd/
4. Enroll /ɪnˈr__l/
5. Bias /ˈbaɪ._s/
6. Intensify /ɪnˈten.sɪ.f__/

7. Addict /ˈ_d.ɪkt/
8. retort /rɪˈt_t/
9. Prostrate /ˈpr_s.treɪt/
10. Rapture /ˈræp.__ər/
11. fluster /ˈfl_s.tər/
12. Blatant /ˈbl__.tənt/
13. Stint /st_nt/
14. Aspire /əˈsp__ər/
15. Intimidate /ɪnˈt__m.ɪ.deɪt/
16. Confront /kənˈfr_nt/
17. impunity /ɪmˈp_ _.nə.ti/
18. Beseech /bɪˈs_tʃ/
19. consternation /ˌkɒn.st_
ˈneɪ.ʃən/
20. Gratify /ˈɡr_t.ɪ.faɪ/
21. Debut /ˈd__.bju/
22. Obnoxious /əbˈnɒk._əs/
23. Lavish /ˈl_v.ɪʃ/
24. Ponder /ˈp_n.dər/
25. garland /ˈɡ_.lənd/
26. Pluck /pl_k/
27. Privilege /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪ__/
28. Haughty /ˈh_.ti/
29. Impetuous /ɪmˈpe__.u.əs/
30. Delectable /dɪˈl_k.tə.bəl/

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