Vertigo - Before You Watch: Vocabulary

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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