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Vertigo: Vocabulary Development


Match each of the following idioms and expressions with its equivalent meaning:

____ 1.   A man of independent means A.  To go crazy
____ 2.   To crack up B.  It's really easy
____ 3.   Dizzy spells C.   Stubborn
____ 4.   To lose (one's) train of thought D.  To become involved in something which may be dangerous
____ 5.   To drop out of sight E.  This is not my field of work
____ 6.   Skid row F.  Someone who has so much money that he doesn't have to work.
____ 7.   It's a cinch G.  A poor area where desperate people live
____ 8.   Hard-headed H.  A repeated sensation that your head is spinning
____ 9.   This isn't my line I.  To disappear
____ 10. To get mixed up in something J.  To forget what one was thinking

 

 

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