Court interpreting idioms latest 2023

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Court interpreting idioms latest 2023 Ace up your sleeve ✔✔If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know Achilles' Heel ✔�... ��weak point Add fuel to the fire ✔✔to make a bad situation worse Air your dirty laundry in public ✔✔to talk about your private disagreements or embarrassing matters in public Albatross around your neck ✔✔a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being; difficult burden u can't get rid of All thumbs ✔✔clumsy Apple of your eye ✔✔A person or thingthat is greatly loved Asleep at the switch ✔✔not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully at the end of your rope ✔✔(USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance. ax to grind ✔✔selfish motive Babe in the woods ✔✔naive, defenceless, young person. back seat driver ✔✔a person who gives unwanted advice baker's dozen ✔✔13 of something Bark is worse than your bite ✔✔... bark up the wrong tree ✔✔to direct your attention or efforts towards the wrong person or thing. Have the wrong idea about something batten down the hatches ✔✔to prepare for the worst that could happen to you. beat a dead horse ✔✔to pursue a useless goal beat around the bush ✔✔be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information beat the band ✔✔the greatest amount possible beat your swords into plowshares ✔✔To stop fighting and turn your attention toward peaceful activities. bed of roses ✔✔A wonderful, An easy Confortable life pleasant situation behind the eight ball ✔✔in trouble bee in your bonnet ✔✔If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet., A crazy idea, An obsession with an idea beggars can´t be choosers ✔✔people who are in great need must accept any help that is offered, even if it is not a complete bells and whistles ✔✔impressive accessories; especially flashy; high tech better half ✔✔a person's partner in marriage between a rock and a hard place ✔✔entre la espada y la pared, stuck between two very bad options between the devil and the deep blue sea ✔✔entre la espada y la pared, having to decide between two difficult decisions beware of greeks bearing gifts ✔✔do not trust enemies who bring you gifts. bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ✔✔proverb meaning that it is better to have something that is certain than birds of a feather flock together ✔✔people with similar interests will stick together., De tal palo tal astilla, (dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres), Cada oveja con su pareja. bite off more than you can chew ✔✔take on more work than you can handle bite the bullet ✔✔To adjust to unpleasant circumstances bite the dust ✔✔somebody has died, especially if they are killed violently like a soldier in battle., to suffer a defeat bite the hand that feeds you ✔✔to do harm to someone who does good things for you bite your tongue ✔✔to refrain from speaking because it is socially or otherwise better not to. bleeding heart ✔✔someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged blessing in disguise ✔✔If some bad luck or misfortune ultimately results in something positive, it's a blessing in disguise. blood is thicker than water ✔✔This idiom means that family relationships are stronger than others, la sangre llama blow your own horn ✔✔... blue blood ✔✔de sangre azul, a member of the aristocracy bolt from the blue ✔✔suddenly and unexpectedly born with a silver spoon in your mouth ✔✔born into a rich family. bottom line ✔✔the decisive point break a leg ✔✔Good luck break the ice ✔✔make people comfortable in each other's company bring down the house ✔✔the audience claps enthusiastically or laugh loudly bring home the bacon ✔✔earn the money that a family live on. burn the midnight oil ✔✔study or work late into the night [Show More]

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