Carver's Elephant

Billy tells his brother he won't be out of the woods unless he's lent some money. What does that phrase mean? "not be out of the woods"

What do our protagonist's family keep asking him for?

In the story, we learn about the IRS in the US, which is the government department responsible for _________________________________

Complete with the right preposition: Trust me __________ this

By the end of the story, a certain sort of vocabulary is used when describing the two friends travelling in a car: crank it up, have it floored, streak down the mountain, go flat out. What do these phrases refer to?

If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you _______________________________________

If you get yourself all psyched up for something difficult, you _______________________________________________

If you shell out for something, do we talk about little or big money?

Billy says that he has several irons in the fire when talking about his plans and life in general. What does he mean?

Describe Billy, our protagonist's brother, in two words

If you lay off your employees, you__________________________

The protagonist's brother, Billy, says he's a goner. What does he mean?

If you can stand on your own two feet, you are __________________________________________

If you do something (come) rain or shine, you do it ____________________________

The protagonist in Elephant says, "Once in a while I'd get fed up with it all." Give an alternative for the verb form used there

The saying It never rains but it pours / When it rains, it pours means ____________________________________

You would pawn something when you need______________________

If you stiff somebody, you ______________________________________ (has to do with money)

Do you remember what our protagonist dreams about in the story?

If a business goes belly up, it _______________________

If something costs you an arm and a leg, it costs you _____________________________