vocab academic idioms starting with c and d
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Academic Idioms
C and D
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Cast Pearls Before Swine
Give somethingprecious to theunappreciative
Comes from the Christian Bible, Matthew 7:16
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Champ at the Bit
To be impatient
Comes from horses not liking their bridle bits.
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Choice of Rotten Apples
Have few or no good choices
Comes from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew
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Creature Comforts
Luxurious
Possessions
Phrase originated in the 1600s.
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Crocodile Tears
Fake sympathy or grieffor nefarious reasons
Comes from a story about a crocodile using tears to trap and then eat the unwary.
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Damn with Faint PraiseShallow Praise so weak it’s not really praise at all
Comes from Greek Philosophers
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Dead in the Water
Not GoingAnywhere
Comes from sailing when boatcan’t move from lack of wind.
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Doubting Thomas
Habitual Disbeliever
Comes from Christian Bible, John 20:24-29
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Acting as Devil’s Advocate
Taking the oppositeside of a positionfor the sake of argument
Comes from Catholic Church
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Let’s Practice
incorrect correct
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Sometimes I act as a devil’s advocate in class so my students can understand another side of the issue.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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Sometimes I act as a devil’s advocate in class so my students can understand another side of the issue.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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When you give out all your personal details online, you are casting your pearls before swine.
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When you give out all your personal details online, you are casting your pearls before swine.
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She believes everything she reads on the Internet is true. She is such a Doubting Thomas!
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She believeseverything she reads on the Internet is true. She is such a Doubting Thomas!
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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She believes nothing she reads on the Internet is true. She is such a Doubting Thomas!
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Don’t believe his crocodile tears about letting you go. He is only concerned with his own bottom line.
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Don’t believe his crocodile tears about letting you go. He is only concerned with his own bottom line.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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I am making such progress with my new book so far this year! I am really dead in the water right now.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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I am making such progress with my new book so far this year! I am really dead in the water right now.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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I am making such little progress with my new book so far this year! I am really dead in the water right now.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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I forgot my paper was due this morning! I can either not submit it or turn in a terrible draft. What a choice of rotten apples!
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I forgot my paper was due this morning! I can either not submit it or turn in a terrible draft. What a choice of rotten apples!
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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My boss just gave me the best compliment. She is really damming me with faint praise right now. I am surely going to get that promotion!
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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My boss just gave me the best compliment. She is really damming me with faint praise right now. I am surely going to get that promotion!
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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My boss just gave me the lamest compliment. She is really damming me with faint praise right now. I am never going to get that promotion!
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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I can’t save any money because I like my creature comforts too much!
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I can’t save any money because I like my creature comforts too much!
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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My students enjoy writing so much that they are always champing at the bit to leave class.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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My students enjoy writing so much that they are always champing at the bit to leave class.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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My students enjoy writing so much that they are never champing at the bit to leave class.
Is the idiom is being used correctly or incorrectly??
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