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