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Shortened Sayings and Idioms

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    In this Baamboozle game, try to complete the missing clause or half of an idiom or frequent expression that is often shortened and explain its meaning. (C1-C2)
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  • A man's meat...
    is another man's poison. [Things a person may like may be distasteful for others and viceversa]
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  • The grass is always greener...
    on the other side [We tend to think (mistakenly) we are the only ones having problems and that others have easier, better lives than us]
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  • All's well...
    that ends well. [It means that a person can forget about how unpleasant or difficult something was if everything ended in a good way]
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  • It's always darkest...
    before the dawn. [Used to console a person, meaning that although things may be going bad for them now, there's hope that good things are around the corner]
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  • Actions speak louder...
    than words. [Used to say that it's more important to demonstrate your beliefs or morals with actions than to only pay lip service to them and do nothing]
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  • To be caught between a rock...
    and a hard place. [Used to say that a person is caught between two difficult choices, for example ones which will make two parties angry at them]
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  • Out of the frying pan...
    into the fire. [To say that someone has moved from a bad or difficult situation into an even worse one].
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  • Getting a taste...
    of your/his/her/their own medicine. [Being treated the same bad way that someone has been treating others]
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  • Bite more...
    than you/he/she/they can/could chew. [Committing to do something that you don’t really have the time, resources or ability to do]
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  • It's too late to whet the sword...
    when the trumpet blows. [To mean that you should always prepare things in advance and not procrastinate or delay things until the last moment]
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  • Easy come,...
    easy go. [To say that something that was achieved easily and without effort is also lost as easily]
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  • When the going gets tough,...
    the tough gets going. [To say that when there are problems, strong people work hard to solve them]
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