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If you get your ass in gear, you...

Get moving/begin working on something

If you get a charley horse, you...

look sick

develop a cramp in your arm/leg

are about to die

need to undergo surgery

If you're back on your ____, you have successfully recovered from an injury or sickness.

health

shape

step

feet

Hey Joseph, are you ok? You look like you are going to _____.

pass

pass up

pass by

pass out

If you have a spring in your ____, it means you're energetic and without worry.

shoe

sack

sea

step

Elbow grease refers to...

Encouragement to someone for doing something

Studying hard

Physical effort

Forcing your way through i.e. a crowd

If you're feeling out of sorts, you...

are on the mend

aren't feeling weak anymore

aren't feeling well

are about to die

If someone eats, sleeps and breathes something....

They're very passionate about it

If you kick the _____, you die.

bucket

bacon

brass

battle

A bitter pill to swallow refers to...

that you're not feeling well

a difficult or uncomfortable realization

that you need to take medication

a great physical condition

- Are you reading for going for a run? - Ready? I'm feeling as fit as a ______.

fan

fiddle

fact

face

Snake oil refers to...

a substance with no real medicinal value sold as a remedy

a common family characteristic

an unpleasant fact you must accept

a wake up call

What does "blood is thicker than water" mean?

That family relationships take precedence over others

To rub your elbows refers to...

Mingle with/meet in a group

Study a lot

An elbow ache

Work hard

Helen's being a pain in the neck this morning, so...

he should go to the hospital

I'll try to avoid him

I'll give him a hand with his work

I'll give him a massage

If the computer is working on the blink...

It's not working/working intermittently

If you're joined at the hip...

You're very close to someone

If you're feeling as sick as a ______, you're feeling poorly.

dog

dead

disease

dad

If you have a new lease of life, you...

are going to get well soon

are going to change your life

are going to live to the full

are going to die

Brain drain refers to...

The departure of talented well-educated individuals from a country/region

If you tear your hair out...

You're extremely worried or frustrated

If you get a shot in the arm...

you look unhealthy

you receive an encouraging stimulus

you've got to accept something unpleasant

you've been betrayed

If you're told "Don't hold your breath", they want you

to breathe deeply and slowly

not to expect what's under discussion to happen soon

not to panic

to relax and chill

When we say someone/something is built like a brick shit-house...

We mean they're strong/well-built

If you jump down someone's throat, you...

Strongly attack them verbally

They don't trust you

You attempt to make someone agree with something

You don't trust them

If you turn a blind eye...

You don't notice something deliberately

If you look ____ around the gills, you look sick.

green

good

grin

guilty

If you bust someone's balls...

You're teasing them

I think I won't be going to the party tonight, I'm feeling a bit under the _____.

window

weather

warmth

wagon

Last week I felt like I _________

have one feet in the grave

have one leg in the grave

have one body in the grave

had one foot in the grave

If you have a ____ in your throat, you're unable to speak clearly.

fact

foot

feast

frog

If someone is on their last legs...

their legs hurt

they won't live much longer

they are unfit

they won't be able to use their legs much longer

If someone is going under the knife...

they're not feeling very well

they're having surgery or an operation

they're going to die soon

they're going to be a surgeon

If you're ____ of shape, you're physically unfit.

out

away

nowhere

never