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An idiom is an expression (i.e., term or phrase) whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use.

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  • ace (verb)
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  • all right
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  • and then some
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  • antsy
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  • as easy as pie
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  • at the eleventh hour
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  • bad-mouth (verb)
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  • be a piece of cake
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  • be all ears
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  • be broke
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  • be fed up with
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  • be in and out
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  • be on the go
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  • be on the road
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  • be over
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  • be up and running
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  • be used to
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  • beat (adj.)
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  • beat around the bush
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  • beat one's brains out
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  • Beats me.
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  • bent out of shape
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  • before long
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  • bite off more than one can chew
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  • blabbermouth
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  • blow one's top
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  • boom box
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  • the bottom line
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  • blow one's top
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  • Break a leg!
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  • break someone's heart
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  • broke
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  • bug (verb)
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  • bull-headed
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  • buck(s)
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  • a bundle
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  • burn the midnight oil
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  • bushed
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  • by one's self
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  • by the skin of one's teeth
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  • call it a day
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  • catch one's eye
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  • catch some Zs
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  • can't make heads or tails of something
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  • change one's mind
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  • chicken
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  • chow
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  • chow down
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  • a cinch
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  • cool (adj.)
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  • cost (someone) an arm and a leg
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  • couch potato
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  • cram
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  • crash course
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  • Cut it out!
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  • Cool it!
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  • dicey
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  • ditch class
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  • Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they're hatched).
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  • do a bang-up job
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  • down in the dumps
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  • drag one's feet
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  • drop someone a line
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  • DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB
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  • an eager beaver
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  • Easy does it!
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  • an egghead
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  • elbow grease
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  • every other _____
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  • far-fetched
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  • feel blue
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  • feel puny
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  • fender-bender
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  • fire someone
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  • for ages
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  • get going
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  • get it
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  • get a kick out of something
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  • get on one's nerves
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  • get one's wires crossed
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  • get out of hand
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  • get up and go
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  • give someone a hand
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  • go with the flow
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  • grab a bite
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  • had ('d) better
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  • have (has) got
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  • hard feelings
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  • hassle
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  • have one's hands full
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  • have something down pat
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  • head honcho
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  • hit the books
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  • hit the hay
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  • hit the sack
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  • How come?
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  • if I had my druthers
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  • in over one's head
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  • inside out
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  • in stock
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  • in the black
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  • in the red
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  • in time
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  • jump all over someone
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  • jump the gun
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  • jump to conclusion
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  • junk mail
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  • keep an eye on
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  • keep an eye out for
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  • keep one's chin up
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  • keep one's fingers crossed
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  • keep one's nose to the grindstone
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  • keep (stay) in touch
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  • kick the bucket
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  • kid
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  • kind of
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  • a klutz
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  • a know-it-all
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  • know something backwards and forward
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  • know something inside out
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  • let-down
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  • lend someone a hand
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  • leave well enough alone
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  • Let sleeping dogs lie.
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  • live from hand to mouth
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  • Live and let live.
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  • lose track of
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  • a low blow
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  • lousy
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  • macho
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  • make a mountain out of a mole hill
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  • can't make heads or tails of
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  • make up one's mind
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  • No way!
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  • nosh
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  • Not on your life!
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  • now and then
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  • nuke
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  • nuts
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  • OK
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  • on the cutting edge
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  • on the dot
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  • on time
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  • once in a while
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  • over one's head
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  • pay the piper
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  • plastic
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  • pop quiz
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  • pooped (adj.)
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  • pretty (adv.)
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  • pull an all-nighter
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  • pull someone's leg
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  • quite a few
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  • a quick study
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  • R and R
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  • rain or shine
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  • rain cats and dogs
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  • read someone's mind
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  • rub someone the wrong way
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  • run-down
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  • savvy
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  • schmooze
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  • sleep on it
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  • sooner or later
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  • shoot the breeze
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  • a snap
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  • so-so
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  • Someone's made his/her bed; now let her/him lie in it.
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  • sort of
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  • state of the art
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  • stay (keep) in touch
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  • Step on it!
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  • to kick the bucket
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  • take it easy
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  • tell a white lie
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  • There, there.
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  • tight-fisted
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  • a tightwad
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  • tough
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  • toss something
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  • tricky
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  • two-faced
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  • TURN YOUR BACK ON
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  • under the weather
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  • until hell freezes over
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  • until you're blue in the face
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  • update
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  • upside down
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  • up-to-date
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  • used to
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  • Was my face red!
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  • wear out one's welcome
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  • wet behind the ears
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  • What for?
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  • What's up?
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  • wishy-washy
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  • with bells on
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  • would just as soon
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  • a yes-man
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  • You don't say!
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  • You've got to be kidding!
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  • yucky
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  • yummy
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  • zilch
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  • Zip your lip!

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