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Academic Idioms
A and B
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Ace in the Hole Secret Reserve of Strengthphrase comes from the reserve card in a poker game.
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Albatross aroundOne’s Neck
Burden to Be Bornphrase comes from Coleridge's poem Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Achille’s Heel
Vulnerability
phrase comes from the Greek myth of Achilles.
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Cost an Arm and a Leg
Be Very Expensive
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Put on theBack Burner
Make Something Less Important
the back burner on the stove is usually smaller and out-of-the-way
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Back to Square One
Start Over at Beginning
phrase comesfrom boardgames
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Bad Mouth
Speak Badlyof Someone
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Bark Up Wrong Tree
Look in theWrong Direction
phrase comesfrom hunting with
dogs
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Let’s Practice
incorrect correct
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Reading skills are my ace in the hole for getting good grades.
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Reading skills are my ace in the hole for getting good grades.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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After I moved to America, I had to go back to square one in school.
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After I moved to America, I had to go back to square one in school.
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I love cleaning house, so it’s an albatross around my neck!
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I love cleaning house, so it’s an albatross around my neck!
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I hate cleaning house, so it’s an albatross around my neck!
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Disrespect for others in the classroom is my Achilles’ heel. It just drives me crazy!
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Disrespect for others in the classroom is my Achilles’ heel. It just drives me crazy!
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I am working on my new book every day. I had to put it on the back burner to get ready for the spring semester.
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I am working on my new book every day. I had to put it on the back burner to get ready for the spring semester.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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I cannot work on my new book right now. I had to put it on the back burner to get ready for the spring semester.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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It is not nice to bad mouth others behind their backs.
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It is not nice to bad mouth others behind their backs.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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Housing in California is so cheap that it costs an arm and a leg!
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Housing in California is so cheap that it costs an arm and a leg!
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Housing in California is so expensive that it costs an arm and a leg!
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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Watching the movie instead of reading the book is sure barking up the wrong tree to get a good test grade.
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Watching the movie instead of reading the book is sure barking up the wrong tree to get a good test grade.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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