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That girl is so emotional; she’ll start crying ______.
at the drop of a hat
They look alike but they're as different as ______.
chalk and cheese
In the middle of the picnic it started to______, and everybody got soaked.
rain cats and dogs
______ lay yellow plastic helmets, boots, fragments of office furniture.
 
Here and there
 
Then and now
 
Back and forth
Unemployment became _______ for the government.
a hot potato
There is no need for them to _______ and rethink all the policies.
 
go back to the drawing board
 
beat about the bush
 
burn the midnight oil
Working irregular hours is all ______ of being a journalist.
 
part and parcel
 
at the drop of a hat
 
never offer to teach fish to swim
________ so that's why I invest in expensive shoes, suits and silk ties.
 
You get what you pay for
 
You break a leg
 
You bring down the house
I remember when we thought that flip phones were _______.
 
the best thing since sliced bread
 
a hot potato
 
chalk and cheese
_______ and tell me frankly what you think of my proposition
Don't beat around the bush
It was ______ when the two men met because they were so sure their own ideas were right.
 
diamond cut diamond
 
new one in, old one out
 
with age comes wisdom
Our father was always as ______, so it took us all by surprise when he was hospitalized
strong as a horse
I agree that there should be a complete rethink: we should _______ and reconsider the trust option.
go back to the drawing board
Dreams are a _______ of our life.
part and parcel
She'd purchase her expensive jewelry ______ and worry about how she would pay for it later
 
at the drop of a hat
 
here and there
 
beat the bush
Teaching that girl English is like trying to ______ -- her mother tongue is English.
 
teach fish to swim
 
scratch her back and she’ll scratch yours
 
run before the one can walk
I know you don't think he's very good-looking, but he's just the nicest guy, ______.
Handsome is as handsome does
It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—______.
 
t’s too late to lock the stable when the horse is stolent
 
With age comes wisdom
 
Never offer to teach fish to swim
With the new year comes the "______" attitude.
 
New one in, old one out
 
Rain cats and dogs
 
Chalk and cheese
I'll grab the box on the top shelf if you will creep under the table and pick up my pen. ________.
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours
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