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Vocab #20
Pie in the sky
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English
12th Grade
02/09/2012

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Pie in the sky
Definition
a future thing that's unlikely to happen
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feet of clay
Definition
a weakness in a highly respected person
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feather in your cap
Definition
a praise worthy accomplishment
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fifth wheel
Definition
an unwanted person
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sacred cow
Definition
something that is beyond critism
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golgotha
Definition
a place of suffering
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gilding the lily
Definition
adding more to something that's already perfect
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lip service
Definition
an insincere expression of friendship
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crocodile tears
Definition
fake sorrow
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carry coals to Newcastle
Definition
to do something unnecessary because they already have it
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tempest in a teapot
Definition
uproar over nothing
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tilting at windmills
Definition
attacking an imaginary opponent
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eleventh hour
Definition
the latest moment
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gilded cage
Definition
to live in luxury without freedom
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as the crow flies
Definition
the most short and direct rout
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baker's dozen
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13
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dog days
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the hottest days of the summer
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drive a nail into one's coffin
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anything that brings about an end
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eat crow
Definition
accepting what you fought against
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