Katie and her family were trying to decide where to go for dinner. Katie wanted Italian food but her sister wanted a cheeseburger. Katie's mom said "How about the Northwest Bistro? It's the best of both worlds. "
Something that has all of the options
Charlie decided to sign up for piano lessons, soccer, debate team and marching band. Every night he told his mom how exhausted he was. His mom said "I think you bit off more than you can chew. Should we cancel a couple of your activities?"
You took on more than you can handle
Jeremy and his sister finally decided they would buy their mom a new robe for Christmas. The next day, their mom came back from the mall with a new robe she purchased for herself. Jeremy said "I guess it's back to the drawing board."
Need to start over and think of a different idea
Betsy was always telling incredible stories that were hard for Paul to believe, like she never got anything below an A on a test. When Paul told his mom, she said "Remember to take it with a grain of salt. Sometimes Betsy isn't very honest"
Don't always believe her
Mason was telling his sister about his friend's surprise birthday party. "They had a dunk tank, arcade games, a cotton candy machine and a magic show - the whole nine yards! It was incredible"
They had everything
Clay was telling his friend about his family's camping trip last weekend. "It was cold and rained the whole time. To add insult to injury, we didn't bring enough blankets or jackets. It was miserable"
To make a bad situation even worse
Anna wasn't surprised that her best friend Kelly gave her the cold shoulder at lunch. Anna knew Kelly was upset because Anna had told someone Kelly's secret. Later that day, Anna apologized and Kelly talked to her again.
To ignore someone
After Bailey won the election for student body president, she came home and told her parents "Now I'm the top dog! Everyone will look to me to make the school better"
The person in charge, who makes decisions
Although the teacher had given the class one week to do the assignment, Evan waited until 20 minutes before class to do it. As he finished and gave it to the teacher, he said to his friend "Whew! I got that done by the skin of my teeth."
Barely in enough time
Rachel knew her mom had a long and tiring day at work, so she decided to go the extra mile. Not only did she do the laundry like her mom asked her to, she also cleaned the bathroom and the kitchen.
Put forth extra effort
Joel heard the science museum had a new dinosaur exhibit. He asked his dad if they could go tomorrow. His dad said "I'd love to, but it's crunch time at work. I have a huge deadline to meet. How about next weekend?"
It's a really busy time
Shane arrived to the baseball field for practice 20 minutes early. Since no one else was there yet, he decided to kill some time on the playground next to the fields until his teammates arrived.
Keep busy
Like his dad, Luke has bright red hair and loves to sing in the church choir. He also enjoys hiking and fishing like his dad. Everyone says he's a chip off the old block.
He's very similar to his dad
Tabitha wanted to be in the school play. But when she asked the drama teacher when auditions were, the teacher replied "Sorry, that ship has sailed. Well have another play in the spring though, so hopefully you can come to that audition."
The opportunity has passed
Kevin and his brother had been playing chess for over an hour. Kevin was losing pretty badly. When he looked at the clock and saw it was past midnight, he decided to throw in the towel since he probably wasn't going to win anyway.
Quit and admit defeat
Colin was going skiing with his family and asked his friend Brock if he wanted to come. Brock said "I've been skiing before but it's not my cup of tea. One time I even broke my arm. But I hope you have fun!"
Not something I'm interested in
