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1. I'm not doing anything important. I'm just killing _________________ time.
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7. Keep _________________ eye on him and make sure he doesn't steal anything.
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9. We have only begun to scratch _________________ surface. = We have only begun to find out about
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1. I'm going to tell him that I'm angry/upset. = I'm going to give him _________________ piece of
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3. I thought it was going to end badly, but it all worked out for _________________ best.
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5. She has many good things (happening) in her life. = She has _________________ lot going for
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7. I love to sing, but I can't carry _________________ tune. ( = I can't sing on key/accurately)
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1. I've gained a lot of weight in the past three months. I have to get back in
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2. When something is certain, you can say it's "_________________ safe bet".
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3. She didn't let him come too close. = She kept him at _________________
arm's length.
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4. When you're "at _________________ odds" with someone, it means you don't
agree with that person (about something).
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6. My business is on _________________ up and up. = My business is doing well
(becoming successful).
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7. Hey, I'm not made of _________________ money! ( = I'm not so rich that I
can buy anything I want)
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10. Don't keep me in _________________ dark. I want to know what's going on!
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1. She's the one who calls _________________ shots ( = makes the important
decisions) around here.
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3. The atmosphere at the meeting was very tense, so John decided to break
_________________ ice by telling a joke.
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4. Ever since Mary lost her job, she has been finding it difficult to make
_________________ ends meet. ( = to pay the bills ,etc.)
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5. "I'll take _________________ rain check" basically means that you can't do
something right now, but you'd like to do it at some point in the future.
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7. P1: Did you pay for dinner? P2: No, Jim picked up _________________ tab.
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8. Don't take his reaction too seriously. He's just letting off _________________
steam. ( = He's getting rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion.)
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1. He'd travel to Australia at the drop of _________________ hat.
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6. I feel a bit under _________________ weather. I think I'm coming down with
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7. P1: Do you know the answer? P2: Piece of _________________ cake! Everyone
knows the answer to that.
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8. He has done a lot of mean things in the past, but this really takes
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10. This was _________________ bitter pill to swallow. = This was hard to accept.
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6. You have to play by _________________ rules if you want others to respect you.
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7. She thought there were a legitimate business, but they took her for
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9. He did it secretly. = He did it on _________________ sly.
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