IDIOMS
Unit 2 Empathy
Skills
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Idioms |
Meaning |
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1.
At the drop of a hat |
without any hesitation; instantly |
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2.
Barking up the wrong tree |
looking in the wrong place |
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3.
Cloud nine |
feeling extremely happy |
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4.
Devil’s advocate |
to present a counter argument |
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5.
Far cry from |
very different from |
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6.
It takes two to tango |
actions or communications that need more than one person |
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7.
Keep something at bay |
keep something away |
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8.
The last straw |
the final obstacle in a series of obstacles that defeats you |
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9.
Cut a long story short |
come to the point; leave out details |
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10. Miss
the boat |
to miss a chance |
Unit 6 Positivity Skills
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Idioms |
Meaning |
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11. Best thing since sliced bread |
a
great object, idea or plan |
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12. Burn the midnight oil |
to work late into the night |
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13. Cross that bridge when you come to it |
deal with a problem if and when it
becomes necessary, not before |
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14. Cry over spilt milk |
complain incessantly about a loss from the past |
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15. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket |
not put all your resources in one possibility |
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16. Give the benefit of the doubt |
believe someone’s statement, without proof, even if you don’t
agree |
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17. Jump on the bandwagon |
join a popular trend or activity |
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18. Steal someone’s thunder |
take the credit for something someone else did |
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19. Horse trading |
clever bargaining |
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20. Pull yourself together |
calm down and behave normally |
Unit 8
Professional skill
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Idioms |
Meaning |
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21. All ears |
eager
to listen with attention |
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22. Beck and call |
willing to do anything a person
asks |
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23.
Carrot and stick approach |
system
of reward and punishment used to motivate people |
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24.
Dog days |
hottest days of summer |
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25. Fall on stony ground |
a piece of advice that is ignored |
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26. Go fly a kite |
tell someone to get lost |
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27. Hit below the belt |
extremely cruel and unfair |
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28. In the doldrums |
feeling depressed |
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29. Left-handed compliment |
seeming praise which is actually an
insult |
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30. Nook and cranny |
every corner or part of a place |
Unit 9 Leadership skill
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Idioms |
Meaning |
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Ask
for the moon |
ask
for something impossible |
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Beyond
one’s ken |
no within the reach of one’s
understanding |
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Cheek
by jowl |
very
close together, side by side |
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Find
one’s feet |
finally establish oneself in a
new place |
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Get
one’s act together |
do
things effectively |
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Hats
off to someone |
admire someone |
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Kangaroo
court |
a
court of law where justice is not served |
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Last
but not least |
finally |
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Nose
in the air |
proud;
conceited |
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Paper
tiger |
a weak person appearing to be
strong |
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Vocabulary SYNONYMS |
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1 |
Interlude |
A Short period of time between two events |
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2 |
Pensiveness |
A state of being engaged in serious thinking |
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3 |
Prolonged |
Continuing for a long time |
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4 |
Aversion |
A strong dislike |
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5 |
Reverently |
Respectfully |
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6 |
Questionnaire |
A printed list of questions
to be answered by a number of people |
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7 |
Summon |
Call |
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8 |
Hirsute |
Having a lot of hair on the face or body |
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9 |
Decapitate |
Behead |
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10 |
Penchant |
A special enjoyment or tendency towards
something |
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11 |
Mountebank |
A
dishonest person |
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12 |
Incessantly |
Continually |
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13 |
Inconsolable |
Someone who cannot be comforted |
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14 |
Accost |
Address and speak to someone who
doesn't want to be spoken to |
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15 |
Bewildered |
Confused |
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16 |
Providential |
Lucky because it occurs just at the
right time |
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17 |
Haphazard |
Random,
Unplanned |
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18 |
Vestibule |
An entrance hall |
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19 |
Ransack |
To search a place thoroughly, burgle |
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20 |
Chateau |
A castle or large country house in France |
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21 |
Twirling |
Turning round and round |
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22 |
Intricate |
Complex |
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23 |
Proposition |
Problem
or proposal |
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24 |
Hustling |
Acting quickly without time to
consider things |
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25 |
Plodder |
A
person who works slowly with determination, but who lacks imagination |
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26 |
Razor edge |
Thinking too much of oneself |
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27 |
Dismally |
Sadly |
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28 |
Absurdity |
A delicately balanced situation |
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29 |
Egotism |
Something which makes no sense |
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30 |
Submerged |
Covered in water |
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31 |
Fury |
Anger |
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32 |
Protracted |
Extended |
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33 |
Deference |
Respect |
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34 |
Mottled |
Marked with spots of
different colour |
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35 |
Smouldering |
Suppressed
not expressed |
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36 |
Intimidating |
Threatening |
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37 |
Lethal |
Deadly |
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38 |
Futile |
Useless |
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39 |
Ingratiated |
Gaining favour
by saying pleasing words to people in power |
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40 |
Animosity |
Hatred |
