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