no personal reason to do something, just to help

she doesn't have an axe to grind

to learn how things work when you're there

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Metaphors and idioms of OPINION Btx1

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1
something to think about
food for thinking
food for thought
thought for thought
fuel for thinking
2
He's over the hill
very old
very fit
as happy as Larry
loves going to the mountains
3
go with your gut feeling
trust your instincts
your guts are out
go out with a friend of yours
learning the ropes
4
and everything started going wrong
down
down the mountain
downhill
down the hill
5
use time badly
can't afford to spend time
live on a borrowed time
playing in class with the iPad
waste precious time
6
support the other side
sitting on the fence
speak you mind
have an axe to grind
play devil's advocate
7
no personal reason to do something, just to help
play devil's advocate
she doesn't have an axe to grind
she has an axe to grind
speak your mind
8
say what you think
beat about the bush
speak your mind
sitting in the fence
play devil's advocate
9
not being able to commit
frankly
beat about the bush
unable to compromise
to my knowledge
10
to target
to label
to aim
to decide
to shoot
11
she has reached the ------- of her career
peak
high
heigh
pick
12
difficult to believe
difficult to swallow
hard to swallow
difficult to chew
hard to chew
13
she was living ------ after her diagnose
on a borrowed time
borrow time
borrowed time
a borrowed time
14
both companies -------- together
mixed
melted
merged
joined
15
I need to save some time for myself
keep some extra time
put aside sometime
put a side some time
put aside some time
16
I'll work myself into the ground
I've got too much work
I'm a vampire
I love speleology
I'm tired because of doing too much sport
17
he has to take a difficult decision
he's going down the hill
he'll go far
he's reached the peak
he's at a crossroads
18
Through difficult times
on a steep leaning curve
in a steep learning curve
in a steep leaning curve
on a steep learning curve
19
to have a personal reason to do something
a real estate
no interest at all
a vest interest
a real vested interest
20
to learn the ropes
to learn by heart
to learn how things work when you're there
to learn at university
to regurgitate
21
beat about the bush
avoid the important point
give your opinion
beating George Bush
to be opinionated
22
half ---------- idea
done
cooked
thought
baked
23
he's not --- , he's actually very bright
deam
dims
dim
dime
24
A difficulty
flashback
goback
drewback
setback
25
memorise for exams and just write it
regurgitate
waste of time
learn by liver
regurgigate
26
we made a killing from the idea
launched the product
a big profit
manslaughter
started war

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Metaphors and idioms of OPINION Btx1

26 termsStudBud Administration413 plays

#english

Flashcards26 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 26

Answers

1
something to think about
food for thinking
food for thought
thought for thought
fuel for thinking
2
He's over the hill
very old
very fit
as happy as Larry
loves going to the mountains
3
go with your gut feeling
trust your instincts
your guts are out
go out with a friend of yours
learning the ropes
4
and everything started going wrong
down
down the mountain
downhill
down the hill
5
use time badly
can't afford to spend time
live on a borrowed time
playing in class with the iPad
waste precious time
6
support the other side
sitting on the fence
speak you mind
have an axe to grind
play devil's advocate
7
no personal reason to do something, just to help
play devil's advocate
she doesn't have an axe to grind
she has an axe to grind
speak your mind
8
say what you think
beat about the bush
speak your mind
sitting in the fence
play devil's advocate
9
not being able to commit
frankly
beat about the bush
unable to compromise
to my knowledge
10
to target
to label
to aim
to decide
to shoot
11
she has reached the ------- of her career
peak
high
heigh
pick
12
difficult to believe
difficult to swallow
hard to swallow
difficult to chew
hard to chew
13
she was living ------ after her diagnose
on a borrowed time
borrow time
borrowed time
a borrowed time
14
both companies -------- together
mixed
melted
merged
joined
15
I need to save some time for myself
keep some extra time
put aside sometime
put a side some time
put aside some time
16
I'll work myself into the ground
I've got too much work
I'm a vampire
I love speleology
I'm tired because of doing too much sport
17
he has to take a difficult decision
he's going down the hill
he'll go far
he's reached the peak
he's at a crossroads
18
Through difficult times
on a steep leaning curve
in a steep learning curve
in a steep leaning curve
on a steep learning curve
19
to have a personal reason to do something
a real estate
no interest at all
a vest interest
a real vested interest
20
to learn the ropes
to learn by heart
to learn how things work when you're there
to learn at university
to regurgitate
21
beat about the bush
avoid the important point
give your opinion
beating George Bush
to be opinionated
22
half ---------- idea
done
cooked
thought
baked
23
he's not --- , he's actually very bright
deam
dims
dim
dime
24
A difficulty
flashback
goback
drewback
setback
25
memorise for exams and just write it
regurgitate
waste of time
learn by liver
regurgigate
26
we made a killing from the idea
launched the product
a big profit
manslaughter
started war