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The director likes to ________ even on the smallest decisions—he never delegates anything.
call the shots
make silk purses
keep a stiff upper lip
gild the lily
Oops!
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That extra sparkle on the design is unnecessary—it’s just ________.
keeping a stiff upper lip
gilding the lily
throwing the baby out
testing your mettle
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I nearly failed the course—I passed the final exam ________.
on a shoestring
by the skin of my teeth
to test my mettle
by jumping on a bandwagon
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The film was made with almost no money; they managed to ________ from donations and volunteer work.
gild the lily
run on a shoestring
keep a stiff upper lip
take the day by storm
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monster
Reset all scores!
Oops!
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gold
Win 50 points!
Okay!
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rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
Oops!
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He saw his colleague pretending to be friendly, but he knew he was dealing with ________.
a shoestring
a snake in the grass
a cropper
a slik purse
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We’ve already cancelled most of our project—let’s not ________ now and get rid of the useful parts too.
throw the baby out with the bathwater
test our mettle
take the day by storm
come a cropper
Oops!
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I’m not surprised she applied for the art teacher's position—it’s ________. It's in her blood.
throwing the baby out with the bathwater
right up her street
a snake in the grass
keeping a stiff upper lip
Oops!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
Oops!
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star
Double points!
Okay!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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The new influencer trend was silly, but thousands ________ and started doing it too.
ran on a shoestring
jumped on the bandwagon
tested my mettle
were right up their street
Oops!
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They knew the situation was hopeless, but they decided to ________ and not complain.
feather their nest
gild the lily
come down to the wire
keep a stiff upper lip
Oops!
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The marketing campaign was already ________ and making a progress when the CEO decided to change everything. Everybody had to stop
in full swing
like turkeys voting for Christmas
on a shoestring
down to the wire
Oops!
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She didn’t just win the competition—she ________, impressing both the judges and the audience.
ran on the shoestring
came a cropper
threw the baby out with the bathwater
took the day by storm
Oops!
Show
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thief
Give points!
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10
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20
25
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fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
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rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
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banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
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You can’t expect a rusty old bike to win a race—you know what they say, ________.
gild the lily
you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
try to call the shots
come the cropper
Oops!
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He's only working so hard at that charity because he wants to ________ when no one's looking.
go down to the wire
jump on the bandwagon
test his mettle
feather his nest
Oops!
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