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What is a Super Swap for the word 'Ran' or 'Walked'?

Dashed, darted, zoomed, AND trudged, marched, strolled

What is a Super Swap for the word 'Shocked' or 'Surprised'?

Stupefied, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, astonished, stunned, and more!

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"In one ear and out the other"

Not paying close attention

An echo sound

Listening to music

"Hit the jackpot"

Win something big

Go shopping

Hit a person named Jack

"The ball is in your court"

It is your responsibility

Playing sports

Enjoying tennis

"Out of the blue"

All of a sudden

Asking for something blue

Liking the colour blue

"Keep your chin up"

Stay positive

Always look up

Getting a stiff neck

"Add fuel to the fire"

To make things worse

Cook dinner

Start a fire

"Monkey see, monkey do"

Copying someone

Playing at the zoo

Climbing trees

"Do not judge a book by its cover"

Do not judge by someone by their looks

Book covers should look pretty

"Break a leg"

Saying good luck

Falling down

Injuring yourself

"Go bananas"

Going crazy or being excited

To enjoy fruits

To cheer on bananas

"Have a sweet tooth"

Enjoying sweets and desserts

Lost a tooth

Always tasting something sweet in your mouth

"Hold your horses"

To wait a moment

To hold onto a horse

To buy horses

"When pigs fly"

Something that will never happen

Describing an animal that flies

Liking animals

"Cry over spilled milk"

There is no point in feeling regretful now

Accidentally spilling milk

Creating a mess

"Hit the books"

To start studying

Throwing books

To read bedtime stories

"Bite your tongue"

To not say something

To accidentally hurt yourself

To bite down on your tongue

"A fish out of water"

Feeling out of place

Playing in water

Going on a fishing trip

"Time flies"

Time goes by fast

Time is like a fly

Time has no meaning

"On cloud nine"

Being very happy

Seeing 9 clouds

Sitting on something soft

"Once in a blue moon"

Very rarely

Always happening

The moon is blue

"The early bird catches the worm"

Being early has its advantages

To enjoy being outdoors

Being a worm

"To spill the beans"

Sharing secrets

Cooking beans

Causing an accident

"Butterflies in my stomach"

Feeling nervous

Feeling hungry

Feeling feverish

"In hot water"

Getting into trouble

Taking a bath

Boiling some water

"Cool as a cucumber"

Very calm

Very cold

Very healthy

"Feeling under the weather"

Being sick

Standing in the rain

Playing outside

"Raining cats and dogs"

Raining heavily

Finding lost cats and dogs

Animals being loud

"Let the cat out of the bag"

Reveal a secret

Lose a pet

Drop your bag on the floor

"A piece of cake"

Very easy

A slice of dessert

Something tastes good

"Break the ice"

Start a discussion

Freeze something

Jump in water

"To see eye to eye" means:

to have the same opinion or view

to have a disagreement

to ignore someone's opinion

"To break a leg" means:

to wish someone good luck before a performance

to have a serious injury

to fall down and hurt oneself

"To have a skeleton in the closet" means:

to have something to hide, usually shameful or embarrassing

to be very organized

to have a lot of clothes

"To kick the bucket" means:

to die

to hit a bucket with a ball

to throw a bucket of water on someone

"To add insult to injury" means:

to make a situation worse by doing something else

to apologize for causing harm

to ignore someone's feelings

"To cut to the chase" means:

to speak briefly and directly to the point

to start a conversation

to change the subject

"To pull someone's leg" means:

to play a joke or prank on someone

to hurt someone's feelings

to criticize someone

"To let sleeping dogs lie" means:

to avoid stirring up old conflicts or issues

to wake up dogs that are sleeping

to take a nap when feeling tired

"To have a chip on your shoulder" means:

to have a grudge or a sense of resentment

to be very angry

to be in a bad mood

"To go the extra mile" means:

to do more than is expected or required

to travel a long distance

to run very fast

"To hit the hay" means:

to go to bed

to hit someone with hay

to take a nap

"To bite off more than you can chew" means:

to take on more responsibility than one can handle

to eat too much food

to be very hungry

"To be on the same page" means:

to agree or have the same understanding

to be reading the same book

to be in the same location

"To give someone the benefit of the doubt" means:

to believe someone's story without proof

to doubt someone's story without proof

to argue with someone about their story

"To burn the midnight oil" means:

to stay up late working or studying

to light a candle in the middle of the night

to take a nap during the day

"To be a piece of cake" means:

to be very easy

to be very difficult

to be very delicious

"To hit the nail on the head" means:

to do or say something exactly right

to make a mistake

to do something very quickly

"To break the ice" means:

to start a conversation in a formal setting

to fall through thin ice

to be cold-hearted

"To kill two birds with one stone" means:

to accomplish two things at once

to harm animals

to be very busy

"To let the cat out of the bag" means:

to share a secret

to take a nap

to release an animal from a trap