Intermediate Deck 3

Total: 20 cards

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err on the side of

phrase

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to do or show more rather than less of a specified quality in one’s actions
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pull out

phrasal verb

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to depart from or drive away from a place in a vehicle
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turn around

phrasal verb

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to reverse the way, course, or direction of something or someone as to improve or impress
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open up

phrasal verb

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to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings
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keep up

phrasal verb

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to continue something in the same manner
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from scratch

idiom

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from the very beginning, especially without using or relying on previous work or aid; from a point where no work has been done yet
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pay off

phrasal verb

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to be successful, especially if involving risk
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stick with / be stuck with

phrasal verb

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to continue being committed to someone or something
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be on hold / put on hold

phrasal verb

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​if a person on the phone is put on hold, he or she will have to wait to be connected to another person
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rule of thumb

idiom

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a general, practical, or approximate way of doing, judging, or measuring something
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in no way

phrase

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not at all
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off the top of one's head

phrase

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based only on what you remember, without taking time to think carefully about it
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do away with someone

phrasal verb

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to murder someone
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for good

phrase

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permanently or forever
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in the wrong

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responsible for something bad, such as an accident, mistake, etc.
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in the event of / in the event that

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if something or the said situation happens
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lay out

phrasal verb

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to spread something out, or to arrange things
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come through

phrasal verb

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to succeed in doing something or to fulfill a task or promise
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come over

phrasal verb

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to be affected by something
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in the interest of

phrase

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in order to help, achieve, preserve, or develop something
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