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To take after someone
To copy another’s work
To chase someone
To resemble a relative in looks or behavior
A phrase from genetics studies where traits were observed in successive generations
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To get your wires crossed
To misunderstand something
A phrase from early telephone switchboards where misconnected wires led to crossed conversations
To fix electrical wires
To be shocked by electricity
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Down to the wire
A dangerous electrical job
A situation decided at the last moment
A close horse race
A term from 19th-century telegraph messages arriving late
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To get the ball rolling
To start an activity
To play sports
A phrase from 18th-century bowling games where the first roll determined the rest of the match
To throw something
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To bite the bullet
Eating metal
To endure a painful situation bravely
A term from battlefield medicine where soldiers would bite on a bullet to endure surgery without anesthesia
Fighting aggressively
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In a pickle
Feeling sour
In a difficult situation
A reference to sailors preserving food in brine for long voyages
Holding too many pickles
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Dead in the water
A floating corpse
A sailing term for ships stuck without wind
No longer able to succeed
A fish that has stopped swimming
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To read between the lines
Writing in invisible ink
To understand a hidden meaning
A phrase from secret wartime messages where hidden instructions were written in faint ink
Skipping words while reading
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To make up for something
To tell a story
To compensate for a mistake
A term from medieval contracts where debts had to be "made up" with alternative payments
To create something
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On tenterhooks
In suspense or anxiety
A term from fabric-making, where cloth was stretched tightly to dry
Hanging on hooks
Sitting uncomfortably
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A fly on the wall
A hidden spy camera
Someone who watches without being noticed
A medieval punishment for nosy eavesdroppers
An insect stuck to a window
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seesaw
Swap points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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trap
No points!
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fairy
Take points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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trap
No points!
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magnet
Take 15 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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Kicking the can down the road
A phrase from World War II where soldiers would kick empty food cans to avoid carrying them
Delaying a problem instead of solving it
Playing with trash
Making a loud noise
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To look down on someone
To think someone is inferior
To stand on a tall object
To be physically taller
A phrase from aristocratic Europe where nobility literally stood above peasants on raised platforms
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