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The boss is on vacation so Marie is the one who "calls the shots".
Calls people up to collect their food order
Makes the decisions
Fires bad employees
Pays employees money
You really "dropped the ball" when you rejected a full ride scholarship to Harvard University.
Dodged a bad decision
Lost your mind
Lost a lot of money
Made a mistake/missed an opportunity
The group of friends each "chipped in" $5 to buy Michael a birthday gift.
Borrowed money
Stole money
Donated a bag of chips
Helped out by giving money
Sorry, I can't go to the movies today but can we "take a rain check"?
Reschedule plans for a later time
Cancel plans
Check the weather
Ask parent's permission
I'm so sorry I'm late! "Don't sweat it", I just got here.
Do worry about it
Don't talk to me ever again
Stop sweating so much
Don't worry about it
He was a great soccer player but he finally met his match at a soccer game against his rival school.
Meet your number one fan
Meet an opponent who is equal to or better than you
Meet someone you really like
Meet someone you are romantically compatible with
You didn't study enough but you can still "give it your best shot".
Try your best
Cheat
Shoot the test
Ask for help
I think you're "barking up the wrong tree" by accusing Matt of stealing the money.
Asking the right questions
You've got the wrong person/idea
You've got the wrong place
Asking the wrong questions
I wanted to go outside and play soccer but it's "raining cats and dogs"!
Cats and dogs are falling from the sky
It's raining a little bit
It's raining very hard
It's not raining
I hate talking to my brother while he plays video games. Everything I say "goes in one ear and out the other".
He doesn't listen to what someone says
He talks back
He cannot hear anything
He is very rude
