Lesson 30 Flashcards
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Root
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is used to suggest the origins of something
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Seed
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is often used to talk about the start of an idea or feeling
2
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Grassroots supporters of an organization or society
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Are the ordinary people in it, not the leader
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Stem
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is used as a verb to signify that something originates in something else
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Bud
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Flower before it opens
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Nip in the bud
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Stop before it develops in something
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Weed out
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Get rid of
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Prune back
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Cut/limit
8
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Be reaping the rewards of
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Be getting results from
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Reaping what we sowed
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Experiencing the logical results of our actions - usually used in negative contexts
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Have dug up
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Have discovered
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Be germinating
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Be beginning to develop
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Have been sprouting up
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Have been appearing quickly in large numbers
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Be flourishing
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Be doing very well
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Shed
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Lose
