Although I hate green peppers, I ordered them on the pizza because everybody else wanted them and I didn't want to go against the grain.

I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just pulling my leg.

Jacob wanted to join karate class, but with the cost of his sister's ballet class, he had to put his karate dreams on the back burner.

I have a fever and chills. I'm definitely feeling under the weather.

People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.

My friend told me that he would stop lying to me, but I caught him lying again a few days later. I guess it's true when they say "A leopard never changes its spots."

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

The Vikings thought that they would easily beat the other team, but when it was tied with a minute left in the fourth quarter, they knew that this game was really coming down to the wire.

If he expects to borrow $500 from me, he is barking up the wrong tree.

I know you didn't mean to break my phone, so there's no use in crying over spilt milk now.

After playing for three straight quarters, the quarterback was running out of steam.

I think he's bit off more than he can chew taking all of those classes on top of running a club, joining the school play, and getting a job.

After we found out that our science test was on Monday, we immediately hit the books.