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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