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The well-know researchers blazed the trail for treatment of lung cancer.

to be the first one to do something and to show others how to do it

"You didn't invite Molly to the party? Are you two at odds again?" Mom asked me.

In a conflict or fight

Natalie said "You can just keep that pencil. They're a dime a dozen."

Very common and of no particular value

The supervisor said, "We can't put the car before the horse. You'll have to do training before you work a shift."

Reverse the proper order or procedure of something

Since both team's quarterbacks are injured and can't play, the game will be a wash.

Equal and one side does not have an advantage

Chelsea told her best friend, "I bet you want to go to the Uptown Cafe. I can read you like a book."

To easily understand the true thoughts and feelings of someone

Ever since the man accused his neighbor of hitting the mailbox, there was bad blood between them.

Unfriendly or hostile relations

Tine said, "I don't want to burst your bubble, but you can't go out until you have done the dishes."

To share information that will disappoint someone

"Niko can run like nobody's business," the track coach said as he watched Niko sprinting faster than the rest of the team.

To an extraordinarily high degree or standard

As Kami's dad walked through the room where he was practicing piano, he said "Watch out, Beethoven!"

Saying he is playing very well

The defendant didn't bat an eye when he found guilty of the crime.

To show no surprise, fear, concern; no emotions

"You've got to watch him like a hawk. He is known to cheat on tests," the principal told the new teacher.

To watch someone very carefully

"The grass is as dry as a bone," the neighbor said as he turned on the hose.

Extremely dry and needs water

When I told Mom the I missed three math problems, she said "Don't sweat the small stuff."

Don't get worried or upset about the minor issues

My instructor told me that he already had an idea for my project, so I did not have to reinvent the wheel.

Waste a great deal of time or effort in creating something that already exists

As the cookies baked in the over, I could smell them from a mile away.

From a distance, you can't miss it

"The house is a clean as whistle. You must have worked very hard on your spring cleaning!" my mom exclaimed when she got home.

Very clean

While the whole family helped to pack up the boxes, my sister sat like a bump on a log on the couch.

Sitting around and not doing anything/not helping