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Phoebe was making dinner with her friends and Ron sat on his phone in the corner. Phoebe asked Ron if he would lend a hand with making the mashed potatoes.

Lend a hand means to help out.

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We could tell the company had cut corners when we received our order of shirts. What does "cut corners" mean? What do you think might have led them to think that?

"cut corners" means doing something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way. In this sentence, this means the shirts were bad quality.

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Every winter I feel down in the dumps when it gets dark really early in the evening. Down in the dumps means I am feeling....

Down in the dumps means I am feeling bummed out or sad.

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I told my friends I would have to take a rain check for tonight's game. I told my friends that I would .....

I told my friends that I'd go to the game next time. Taking a rain check means to politely decline an offer, and imply that one may take it up at a later date.

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When the test results were posted, Javier felt like he was being hit by a two ton truck. Javier got a _____ grade on his test.

Javier got a bad grade on his test. "Hit by a truck" means you feel a negative force directed at you that causes discomfort.

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thief

Give points!

shark

Other team loses 10 points!

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fairy

Take points!

baam

Lose 10 points!

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After the robotics club's robot fell apart, the students said, "Well, let's get back to the drawing board." "Get back to the drawing board" means....

"Get back to the drawing board" means to start over. The robotics team might brainstorm new ideas of how to design the robot.

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I took her story about her weekend with a grain of salt. When I heard her story I... _____ her story.

When I heard her story I did not believe her story.

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lifesaver

Give 10 points!

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fairy

Take points!

fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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The correct answer jumped out to me as soon as I saw it. I am ______ of the answer.

I am sure of the answer.

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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The school is a ghost town. The school is ______.

The school is empty.

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I am all ears when my teacher is talking. When my teacher is talking I ____ listen.

When my teacher is talking I always listen.

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Brian dropped a metal lunchbox in the library. The librarian's eyes were ice as she looked at him over her glasses. She was looking at him in a ____ way.

The librarian was looking at Brian in an angry way.

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My brother and I always see eye to eye. My brother and I ____ fight.

My brother and I never fight. Eye to eye means to have the same opinion or point of view.

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