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Idioms--Advanced
Lesson 3 vocab
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Language - English
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12/01/2011

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Term
be bored to death
Definition
be extremely bored
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to stick it out
Definition
to continue to the end, despite problems
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to hang in there
Definition
syn. for stick it out
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spark (someone's) interest (in)
Definition
create an unusual amount of interest (in something)
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What a drag!
Definition
That's terrible! That's too bad! How boring!
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once in a blue moon
Definition
very rarely, not often
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an awful lot
Definition
a lot of, a great deal of
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someone's mind is wandering
Definition
someone is not paying attention
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be on the edge of one's seat
Definition
be extremely interested in something
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it dawned on someone (who, what, where, when, why, how, how much, how many, that)
Definition
Someone suddenly thought of something.
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(What) it comes down to (is);
(What) it boils down to;
[similar to "the bottom line is"
Definition
The main point is...
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fool around (with)
Definition
do nothing constructive and nothing particular;
play
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bomb
Definition
not do well; fail a test
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buckle down
Definition
start to work seriously
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take someone up on something
Definition
accept an invitation or an offer
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take someone on
Definition
challenge or confront someone;

Considering the computer industry, Bill Gates took on Steve Jobs and the Apple computer.
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