Pull out all of the stops

Do everything you can to succeed

Jump on the Bandwagon

Become part of something because many other people are

Shoe is on the other foot

The situation is now opposite of what it was

At the end of your rope

At the limit of your patience to do something

Get something off your chest

To make known something that is bothering or angering you

Bouncing off the walls

Misbehaving and acting in a wild way

to agree with, or have the same opinion as others

Bark up the wrong tree

Have the wrong idea about something

Performing with skill and excellence

Roll out the red carpet

Prepare to make someone feel very welcome

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1
Snake in the grass
A science term
Someone who can't be trusted
A reptile hiding
A high alert situation
2
Pull out all of the stops
Steal a base in baseball
Run through stop signs illegally
Do everything you can to succeed
Pull the bathtub drain
3
Jump on the Bandwagon
Form a band and travel in a wagon
Find a farm and take a wagon ride
Become part of something because many other people are
Take a covered wagon ride
4
Shoe is on the other foot
Missing a shoe
The situation is now opposite of what it was
Shoeless
Wearing your shoes on the wrong feet
5
At the end of your rope
Happy with life
At the limit of your patience to do something
The end of your life
Last one to hold the rope in a rope pulling competition
6
Cat got your tongue?
The bumps on a cat's tongue that helps it hold milk
Not able to speak
A term used by a "vet" caring for animals
An illness of the tonsils
7
Back to square one
Start again
A move in the game of Chess
Back to "carpet time" for a story
A move in the game of Checkers
8
Get something off your chest
To make known something that is bothering or angering you
Clean your dresser to dust
Remove your protective gear
Run an errand
9
Put your best foot forward
A dance move
To do your best
To show your most attractive foot first
twelve inches = a foot
10
On pins and needles
A sewing term
Very angry
An injury
Very nervous or anxious
11
Put your foot in your mouth
A term that a dentist uses
Make a thoughtless remark
An acrobatic move
12 inches of "Laughy Taffy"
12
Bouncing off the walls
Acting calm and respectful
Peeling wallpaper or paint
Misbehaving and acting in a wild way
A jump roping competition term
13
See eye to eye
Stare down someone
to agree with, or have the same opinion as others
Go to the eye doctor
Thread the eye of a needle
14
Cold shoulder
To ignore or look away
When you have "goose bumps" from being cold
Freezer burn after using an ice pack
A cut of meat
15
Bark up the wrong tree
Rotting bark on a tree
A dog's way of communicating
Have the wrong idea about something
Take a wrong turn in the orchard
16
Cooking with Gas
Performing with skill and excellence
Camping out
Feeling bloated
Barbecuing
17
Roll out the red carpet
A bun that is made from red dough
Prepare to make someone feel very welcome
A term used by carpet dealers
A show on Entertainment television
18
Fish out of water
A skeleton of a fish
Someone who fishes a lot
An Amphibian
Someone who doesn't fit it
19
Foot the bill
Pay for something
Part of the constitution
Get married
A duck's body part
20
Down in the dumps
Hitting a pothole in the road
Feeling very sad
Sick with the flu
Poor and without money

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