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Jenny didn't understand the joke. It went right ________
 
OVER HIS HEAD
 
UP IN THE AIR
 
AS A RULE OF THUMB
 
LIKE NO PAIN, NO GAIN
Finishing the marathon will be difficult. _________, you can do it!
 
NO PAIN, NO GAIN
 
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
 
IGNORANCE IS BLISS
 
LET'S CALL IT A DAY
I can't meet you for dinner tonight. I'll have to _______
 
TAKE A RAINCHECK
 
CALL IT DAY
 
SIT TIGHT
 
BE UP IN THE AIR
As______, the ice on the lake should be at least two inches thick to support one person.
 
A RULE OF THUMB
 
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
 
NO PAIN, NO GAIN
 
IGNORANCE IS BLISS
OK, Calm down, sir! you need to ___ and wait until I'll go get help
 
SIT TIGHT
 
CALL IT DAY
 
HIT THE SACK
 
BE UP IN THE AIR
She hasn't decided who to hire. At the moment, the decision is really ___________
 
UP IN THE AIR
 
OVER HER HEAD
 
A RULE OF THUMB
 
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
I'm your friend and your boss. I don't want to know about your devious plan. _________
 
IGNORANCE IS BLISS
 
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
 
A RULE OF THUMB
 
NO PAIN, NO GAIN
I’ve got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I’ll _______ early
 
HIT THE SACK
 
TAKE A RAINCHECK
 
SIT TIGHT
 
BE OVER MY HEAD
After 14 years living and working in this country, she thinks it's time to_______
 
CALL IT A DAY
 
SIT TIGHT
 
HIT THE SACK
 
BE UP IN THE AIR
Losing my job was really _________. Because then I never would have moved across the country and met the love of my life
 
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
 
OVER MY HEAD
 
NO PAIN, NO GAIN
 
FAVOR
If something is OVER SOMEONE'S _______, it means beyond their understanding or too difficult for them to understand
 
HEAD
 
SHOULDER
 
MIND
 
BRAIN
If you really want it, you have to work for it. ___________
 
NO PAIN, NO GAIN
 
NO RAIN, NO GAIN
 
NO PAIN, NO BRAIN
 
NO RAIN, NO BRAIN
I don't know if it's possible. We may have to TAKE A RAINCHECK
 
POSTPONE A PLAN
 
GO WITH THE SECOND OPTION
 
MAKE ANOTHER PLAN
 
CANCEL OUR PLANS
A RULE OF ______ means a general unwritten rule for whatever they're talking about
 
THUMB
 
FACT
 
FINGER
 
LAW
Don't do anything until you hear from me. I want you to
 
SIT TIGHT
 
SIT FIRM
 
STAY UP
 
STAY STILL
Once we land in New York City, our plans are really UP IN THE AIR
 
THINGS ARE UNCERTAIN
 
COMPLETE AND BUSY
 
CANCELLED
 
ALWAYS CHANGING
IGNORANCE IS____. This expression means someone is better off not knowing
 
BLISS
 
HAPPINESS
 
TOLERATED
 
AWESOME
I'm a bit tired, I'm going to go _____
 
HIT THE SACK
 
TAKE A SACK
 
HIT THE PILLOW
 
TAKE THE PILLOW
I'm getting a bit tired now - Let's CALL IT A DAY
 
stop working on something
 
watch the sunset
 
proceed with your plans
 
shout loudly in public
A _______ IN DISGUISE means a good thing that seemed bad at first
 
BLESSING
 
FAVOR
 
COINCIDENCE
 
MASK