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Idioms

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    Common idioms
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  • My sister and I are like chalk and _______.
    My sister and I are like chalk and cheese.
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  • She's lived _______ and there, never for more than a year in one city
    She's lived here and there, never for more than a year in one city
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  • Don't _______ around the _______ - get to the point!
    Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!
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  • If they expect to pass the test tomorrow, they’ll have to open their books and begin burning the _______.
    If they expect to pass the test tomorrow, they’ll have to open their books and begin burning the midnight oil.
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  • What did the boy in the yellow T-shirt say?
    "BREAK A LEG!"
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  • I'll have finished it by tomorrow." "And _______ can _______!
    I'll have finished it by tomorrow." "And pigs can fly!
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  • You don't have to pay for the meal. It's on the _______!
    You don't have to pay for the meal. It's on the house!
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  • Dad will _______ when he finds out I failed the test.
    hit the ceiling / hit the roof / go through the ceiling / jump through the ceiling /...
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  • She is a rising star as a stand-up comedian, always able to _______ the house during each performance.
    bring down the house
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  • Don't worry. I was just pulling your _______ about leaving - We're not going anywhere.
    pulling your leg
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  • The child was saved from the kidnappers at the _______ hour
    at the eleventh hour
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  • A trip to New Zealand is _______ the question this year.
    is out of the question
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  • Something is wrong. I can smell _______.
    smell a rat
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  • When he showed up late a third time, which was the last _______. We had to fire him.
    the last straw
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  • He was going to ask her but he got _______ and said nothing.
    cold feet
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  • On _______, let's not go to a movie. I don't really feel like to go anymore.
    On second thought
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