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1
I hate
playing second fiddle to my sister
; she always does things better than I do!
She is more important.
She is as important.
She is important to her sister.
She is less important.
2
Brady’s surprise party is going to be great if you don’t l
et the cat out of the bag.
Make a secret
Hide the secret.
Tell something that isn't true about someone.
To tell the secret.
3
Hey.
Cut me some slack.
I was really busy with my frog-hunting business last week and forgot to call. I'm sorry!
Untie someone
Let up on the rope
To judge someone harshly.
Do not judge someone too harshly.
4
You rock.
Thanks for offering to watch my pet iguana all week.
Pick Me!
Your great
Pick Me!
Pick Me!
5
I guess you’re
up a creek without a paddle
if you don't have the money to fix your car.
In an lucky/good situation.
In an unlucky/bad situation.
Not this one
Pick Me! Pick Me!
6
It' open
24/7.
Open on every seventy day
Open during the day
Open 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Open only at night
7
It’s plain as day
that you’re in love with her, so just admit it.
It's a secret
It's obvious
It's hard to find.
It's hard to understand,
8
Don’t tell me whether you’ll move to Texas with me or not today.
Sleep on it,
and get back to me tomorrow.
He needs to sleep because he is tired
He needs to tell me right now.
He needs to talk to a friend.
He needs to think about something for a while before making a decision
9
I just saw you taking the candy from my desk. What’s the matter?
Cat got your tongue?
Your tongue has cat claw marks
You can only meow like a cat.
Can’t you speak? (Usually said to embarrass the other person).
You don't know the answer.
10
Jessica really
put her foot in her mouth
when she asked about John’s job right after he lost it.
Saying something you shouldn’t have.
Saying something you should have.
Actually put her foot in her mouth.
Saying something wonderful.
11
Even though you just got fired, remember that
every cloud has a silver lining
.
You can find good in every bad situation.
You can make money out of clouds
You can find bad in every situation
Every opportunity is a opportunity to make money
12
I know you're struggling right now in school but just
hang in there
. It'll get easier. I promise.
Hang on the Monkey bars
Be patient. Wait it out.
Quit
Hang on the lights
13
She is
sick and tired
of her dog chewing up her shoes every day.
She is happy with the way things are.
She is bothered or annoyed by what her dog is doing.
She is sleepy
Shi is sick.
14
In Florida, the temperature drops below freezing only
once in a blue moon.
It never happens.
It happens a lot.
It happens only when the moon is blue.
It happens rarely.
15
In the nick of time:
Means almost too late.
True
False
16
Look. I'm going to just try out for the cheerleading squad and
let the chips fall where they may.
Feel bad about not making the team.
Feel good about making the team.
To NOT let something happen, no matter if it's good or bad.
To let something happen, no matter if it's good or bad.
17
Liam had
butterflies in his stomach
before he went on stage to play the violin.
Liam was afraid
Liam was sick
Liam was nervous
Liam was upset
18
Trying to get a new job these days is like trying to find a
needle in a haystack.
Get someone else to find it
Might find it
Possible to find
Virtually impossible to find.
19
Now
I draw the line
at speaking in front of 34,000 people.
She's an artist
She says it's ok for her to speak to over 34.000 poeple
To stop; to know the point where something goes from okay to not okay.
She will speak to over 34,000 people
20
Curtis needed to
live life in the fast lane
, so he quit his job as a dentist and decided to tour Europe.
A life filled with work.
A life filled with excitement.
A life filled with dread,
A life filled with motorcycles.
21
No, you can’t take my dog for a walk—
she’s down for the count
after chasing cats all day.
She is countiong backwards
Dancing to a rhythm
Counting forwards
She is unable or unwilling to participate any longer
22
You have
cried wolf
so many times that no one believes you when you're really hurt.
False
True
23
Lester made the dance team
by the skin of his teeth
; you can tell he hasn't been dancing jazz for very long.
Lester didn't make it.
Lester pulled the skin off his teeth.
Lester need to see a dentist.
Lester just barely get by or make it.
24
Pull yourself together, man!
Sure, your girlfriend just dumped you, but you can't let those things get you down.
He needs to get mad.
He needs to cheer up.
He needs to cry.
He needs to calm down and behave normally.
25
Tom felt
like a fish out of water
at the Star Trek convention his new girlfriend begged him to attend.
Tom felt comfortable.
Tom felt good.
Tom felt out of place.
Tom felt sick.
26
I’ve never gone kite-boarding, but I’m prepared to
give it a whirl!
I can't do it.
I want to spin it.
I don't want to try it.
I want to try it.
27
That baby looks
as snug as a bug
in a rug cuddled up next to his mother.
That baby is on the rug.
That baby looks like a bug.
That baby is cold
That baby is warm and cozy
28
...and that's the
tip of the iceberg
; she’s also cheating on her test.
The small easily visible part of a larger problem.
It's someone else's problem
The problem isn't very big
It's s piece of ice in the Ocean,,,,,
29
I wouldn't bother him,
he has a short fuse.
Gets mad easy
He likes fireworks
He wants to blow things up
He will become your friend
30
Mom has
really lost her marbles;
she's making me practice writing the ACT essay seven times this week!
Mom is happy.
Mom is sad.
Mom in crazy.
Mom doesn't have any marbles.
31
You want me to come to work at 6:00 AM?
Easier said than done!
Easy all of the time
Not as easy as it appears to be
Only easy if I want it to be
It is as easy as it appears to be
32
The football player's career
went down in flames
after the media learned he'd cheated at the game.
To light fire to something
To succeed suddenly and spectacularly
To burn money
To fail suddenly and spectacularly
33
Listen to the news
straight from the horse’s mouth
; we’re all getting bonuses this week!
Directly from the source
A horse told me.
I just know
Someone told me.
34
I have to get this off my chest
—I copied your answers on the SAT. Thanks for the 15th percentile score, by the way.
To talk about something that is liked.
To take clothing off
To get a weight off someone smashed.
To talk about something that has been bothering you for a long time.
35
I know you’re not feeling well, so try to
take it easy
today.
Eat something
Relax
Get mad
Get stressed
36
My dentist always
goes the extra mile,
offering free back massages at the end of a stressful tooth extraction.
Charges more for more work
Runs a mile
Travels a mile more.
Puts in extra effort.
37
A taste of your own medicine,
means that a you like the taste of medicine.
True
False
38
Sharon always
sticks her nose
into everyone else’s business.
Sharen is interfearing.
Sharen has a big nose.
Sharen is making money on her nose.
Sharen is staying away.
39
She always argues about the silliest things; it’s like
she can’t see the forest for the trees.
So involved with the details that you don’t get the most important facts.
She's distracted
She a forest with a lot of trees.
She sees a lot of trees
40
Listen, Jen. You'd
better step up your game
if you want to get all A's in Miss Finch's Physics class. She isn't easy!
Jen needs to start performing better.
Jen needs to play a game.
Jen needs to quit the game.
Jen needs to step on a game.
