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Idioms
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| have bigger fish to fry | to have something more important or more interesting to do |
| a clean slate | if you are given a clean slate, you can start something again, and all of the problems caused by you or other people in the past will be forgotten |
| sweep something under the carpet | to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it |
| have your eye on somebody | to watch someone carefully |
| spill the beans | to give away a secret or a surprise |
| fall apart | To disintegrate, collapse, or break into pieces |
| not have a leg to stand on | to have no support for your position |
| an elephant in the room | an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about |
| skeleton in the closet | a hidden and shocking secret. |
| break someone's heart | cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody |
| kill two birds with one stone | Achieve two ends with a single effor |
| stab someone in the back | to do something harmful to someone who trusted you |
| confession is good for the soul | Prov. If you have done something wrong, you will feel better if you confess that you did it. |
| have a bone to pick with somebody | something that you say when you want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you |
| laugh your ass off | laugh so hard a something you pretty near fall off your chair |
| A cup of Joe | A nickname for a cup of coffee |
| window of opportunity | a brief time period in which an opportunity exists |