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20 Cards in this Set
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Bend over backwards! |
to go out of one's way to do something |
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It's a zoo out there! |
it's chaotic |
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I smell a rat |
suspicious that something is wrong |
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Gone to the dogs |
in need of repair |
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Something is fishy |
something feels off, suspicious |
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Take the bull by its horns |
take control of he situation |
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Horse of a different colour |
a different matter, no comparison |
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Let the cat out of the bag |
to reveal a secret |
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For the birds |
something is worthless |
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Straight from the horse's mouth |
it's from a reliable and dependable source |
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Horse around |
fool around |
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Cat got your tongue |
speechless |
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Get in someone's hair |
to annoy or bother someone |
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Shoot off one's mouth |
to speak without caution or discretion |
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Jump down someone's throat |
someone angry at another person |
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Pay through the nose |
Pay more than usual |
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Tongue-in-cheek |
in a way that is not serious although it appears to be |
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Pull someone's leg |
play a prank by saying something that isn't true |
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Play it by ear |
act spontaneous and according to the situation |
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Have your cake and eat it too |
you can't have it both way, only one or the other |
