Brian felt pretty good about getting the a pair of roller-skates for his birthday, until he saw his twin brother Ryan open up his GameBox X-9000. Then Brian felt like he got the short end of the stick.

Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it. Now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug.

Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner.

Mary thinks that if she goes to Washington DC, she’ll run into the president on the street and tell him her ideas. What a pie-in-the-sky idea!

I got it straight from the horse’s mouth that there’s going to be a pop quiz today, so I am going to study during lunch.

The boy was caught cheating on his test. Now he has to face the music with the principal.

Vivian expected Craig to sob uncontrollably when she broke up with him; however, Craig kept a stiff upper lip.

You must not throw in the towel when the other team puts up great arguments. Try to push through it!

Even though Candace already had a new job, she submitted her two week notice and conducted herself in a professional way at her old job because she didn’t want to burn bridges.

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

If you’re late to the interview, you’ll miss the boat for the job.

After Ms. Smith caught Ava chewing gum for the third time, she scheduled a conference. When Ava’s mother came into Ms. Smith’s classroom, she was chewing gum. Ms. Smith thought to herself, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree."