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Every family has its skeletons in the ______
 
closet
 
cupboard
 
cemetary
 
attic
Planning the celebration before finalizing the deal is putting the ______ before the horse
 
cart
 
house
 
cat
 
donkey
It took me a while to get it, but the _______ finally dropped
 
penny
 
pound
 
cent
 
dollar
His first novel was a _____ in the pan, but his later works didn’t sell well
 
flash
 
fish
 
spark
 
steak
She’s caught between a _____ and a hard place: stay in a toxic job or risk unemployment
 
rock
 
stone
 
cliff
 
mountain
We’ve broken the _____ of the project; the rest should be easy
 
back
 
main
 
majority
 
promise
The company is battening down the _____ in anticipation of the economic downturn
 
hatches
 
doors
 
windows
 
matches
Trying to negotiate with him is like flogging a dead _____
 
horse
 
donkey
 
camel
 
dog
Allowing that loophole in the law could be the thin end of the _____ for corruption.
 
wedge
 
mallet
 
heel
 
knife
The rival company has thrown down the _____ with its new product line
 
gauntlet
 
glove
 
challenge
 
helmet
I think you’ve got the wrong end of the _____; that’s not what I meant.
 
stick
 
question
 
meaning
 
trunk
The committee decided to kick the issue into the long _____ rather than tackle it now
 
grass
 
hair
 
run
 
way
Realizing she had no evidence, she was clutching at _____ to defend herself
 
straws
 
grass
 
hay
 
strays
Arguing with her about this is being on a _____ to nothing.
 
hiding
 
finding
 
riding
 
watching
He was tired of playing second ______ to his more charismatic colleague.
 
fiddle
 
violin
 
cello
 
bassoon
The garden has really gone to _____ since they moved out.
 
seed
 
sea
 
pan
 
part
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