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!

Over the summer, Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship.

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."

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

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

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

At the library, Niko can kill two birds with one stone. He does his schoolwork and hang out with his friends.

World famous country western super group The Mountain Boys can sell out a venue at the drop of a hat.

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

Everyone at school says they wish they were Billy Parker because he has everything, but if you saw the list of chores his parents give him, I guarantee that you wouldn’t want to be in his shoes.

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