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He always gives me the ____ ____ = He always ignores me
cold shoulder
Speak of the ____! = We were just talking about you!
Devil
You've missed the ____! = You had an opportunity and you didn't take it
boat
She ____ the ____ twenty years ago! = She died twenty years ago!
kicked/bucket
Don't judge a ____ by its ____ = Don't judge by appearances
book/cover
You hit the ____ on the ____ = You're completely correct"
nail/head
We have to go back to _____ _____ = We have to start again
square one
You're very ____ ____ ____ today! = You're very alert and mentally quick today!
on the ball
Brian's the _____ _____ of his family = Brian's the bad person in the family
black sheep
I'm only playing _____ advocate! = I'm only giving the opposite argument!
Devil's
All that _____ isn't gold = It isn't necessarily as valuable as it looks
glitters
I passed the exam by the ____ of my teeth! = I only just managed to pass the exam!
skin
You have to ____ the ____ = You have to do it, even though you don't want to
bite/bullet
John's feeling a bit _____ the _____ = John's not feeling well
under/weather
I'll be glad to see the ____ of you = I'll be happy when you're gone
back
Don't put all your ____ in one _____ = Give yourself a variety of options
eggs/basket
The _____ is in your _____ = It's up to you to make a decision
ball/court
Every cloud has a ______ ______ = There's always something positive, even in bad situations
silver lining
It's time to _____ the _____ = It's time to go to bed
hit/sack
He's always _______ on the _______ = He never decides one way or the other
sitting/fence
Take it with a ______ of ______ = Don't take it seriously
pinch/salt
Don't ______ about the ______! = Get to the point!
beat/bush
The exam was a ______ of ______ = The exam was easy
piece/cake
He's _______ up the wrong _______ = He's got the wrong idea
barking/tree
_____ speak louder than _____ = Judge people by what they do, not what they say
actions/words
Jane let the ____ out of the ____! = Jane told everybody!
cat/bag