After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces. What does "bend over backwards" mean?
Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.
Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.
Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.
Bobby would have been playing ball until the coes came home if it hadn't been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner. What does "playing ball until the cows come home" mean?
Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
Bobby prefers nature to athletics.
Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.
Mr. Johnson was very particular about the arrangement of his classroom, so the thing he hated most was when his students caused a ruckus with their wild horseplay. What does "horseplay" mean?
Mr. Johnson hated when his students played sports.
Mr. Johnson hated when his students pretended to be animals.
Mr. Johnson hated when his students wrestled around with eac
. Eric wanted to fix his cousin’s computer, but he was already having problems setting up his Aunt’s Wi-Fi network and he didn’t want to open a whole new can of worms. What does "open a whole new can of worms" mean?
Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new pro
Eric was sick of spending his time helping his family.
Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.
. Even though Candace already had a new job, she submitted her two week notice and conducted herself in a professional way at her old job because she didn’t want to burn bridges. What does "burn bridges" mean?
Candace was waiting until her last day to rub it in everyone
Candace didn’t want to ruin her positive relationship with h
Candace wasn’t ready to start her new job.
World renowned country western super group The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat. What does "at the drop of a hat" mean?
The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena very quickly.
The Mountain Boys are always willing to perform at charity e
The Mountain Boys may be able to sell out an arena, but it w
Vivian expected Craig to sob uncontrollably when she broke up with him; however, Craig kept a stiff upper lip. What does "kept a stiff upper lip" mean?
Craig cried even more than Vivian had expected.
Craig did not cry.
Craig cried a little less than Vivian had expected.
Mrs. Robinson expects Cassie and my presentation to be good, but we have been working on it every night for the last week, so we are really going to knock her socks off. What does "knock her socks off" mean?
Cassie and the speaker are not prepared to give a good prese
Cassie and the speaker intend on hitting Mrs. Robinson rathe
Cassie and the speaker’s presentation will far exceed Mrs. R
Over the summer Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship. What does "jump ship" mean?
Brian was even more excited about the math class than he was
Brian did not want to be in the advance math class anymore.
Brian wanted to cause some trouble in the advanced math clas
Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges. What does "apples and oranges" mean?
Jose believes that the phones are so different from one anot
Jose is too hungry to think about phones at this time.
Jose doesn’t know anything about phones so he may as well be
Brian felt good about getting the a pair of skates for his birthday, until he saw his brother Ryan open up his GameBox, and Brian felt like he got the short end of the stick. What does "short end of the stick" mean?
Brian felt like Ryan received a better gift than he.
Brian wanted a long stick that he could use to support himse
Brian feels bad for Ryan because Ryan wanted roller-skates.
Ms. Smith caught Darnisha chewing gum in class. At the parent conference, Darnisha's mother was chewing gum. Ms. Smith thought "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". What does this mean?
Ms. Smith is surprised to see that Darnisha’s mother came.
Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha’s mother lives very close to
Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha acts a lot like her mother.
Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it, and now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug. What does this mean?
Brad thinks that his phone will be safer if he hides it unde
Brad wants to pretend that the incident never happened.
Brad wants to do something to make up for his mistake.
Keisha got up a started yelling at Ronnie and threatening him but Ronnie didn’t even flinch because he knew that her bark was worse than her bite. What does this mean?
Ronnie thinks that Keisha has a crush on him.
Ronnie thinks that Keisha will get in trouble for yelling.
Ronnie thinks that Keisha is loud but not dangerous.
You might think that Billy Parker is the kid who has everything, but if you saw the list of chores his parents give him, I guarantee that you wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. What does this mean?
You wouldn’t want your shoes to get as dirty as Billy’s when
Billy shoes are so uncomfortable that doing his chores is r
Billy has so many chores to do that it is unpleasant to imag
