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  • He turned as pale as a ghost when he saw his injured leg. What does PALE AS A GHOST mean?
    To have a severe injury
    To look very pale
    To turn into a ghost
    To enter a haunted house
  • The screams coming from the old, dark house made my blood run cold. What does MY BLOOD RUN COLD mean?
    When your blood freezes
    To feel excited
    To be frightened
    When you have a cold
  • I dropped another plate. I am such a butterfingers today!
    To be a server
    To have greasy fingers
    Someone who is clumsy
    To break dishes
  • Jen will graduate from medical school just like her mom. THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE! What does that mean?
    To be just like your parents
    To fall out of a tree
    To find apples on the ground
    None of the above
  • I’ve worn glasses for 20 years, so I am as blind as a bat now! What does BLIND AS A BAT mean?
    To do something for a long time
    All of the above
    To have poor eye sight
    To have very strong eye sight
  • I was scared stiff when I heard someone in our kitchen in the middle of the night. What does SCARED STIFF mean?
    To be scared
    To have a stiff back
    To be robbed
    None of the above
  • My uncle was in jail once. That is our family’s skeleton in the closet. What does SKELETON IN THE CLOSET mean?
    Something you do not want to share
    A secret
    All of the above
    To feel embarrassment about something in your life
  • Please turn down the music! It’s driving me nuts! What does IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS mean?
    To drive someone to the forest
    To throw nuts at someone
    To be mean to someone
    To annoy someone
  • I got money for my birthday! Really? You should SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY. You will enjoy it more! What does that mean?
    To get paid on a rainy day
    To lose your money
    Spend your money on a rainy day
    Wait until later to spend it on something you enjoy
  • The biggest issue is getting the computer up and running. After that, the rest is just gravy! What does JUST GRAVY mean?
    To use gravy
    Easy to do
    A difficult task
    Broken
  • We don’t have a lot of time, so let’s just grab a bite before the movie starts. What does GRAB A BITE mean?
    A quick meal
    A meal
    A small meal
    All of the above
  • I thought I was going to fail the test, but it turned out to be a piece of cake! What does PIECE OF CAKE mean?
    Something easy
    To do well on a test
    To be scared of failing
    To eat a piece of cake in class
  • John caught wind of the rumors being spread about him. What does CAUGHT WIND mean?
    To get caught in a windstorm
    To blow air into someone's ear
    To tell lies
    To hear about something
  • I’m feeling a bit under the weather- I think I caught a cold. What does UNDER THE WEATHER mean?
    To be in a bad mood
    To feel sick
    Both A & B
    To get caught in a storm.
  • He decided to turn over a new leaf and try to be healthier by giving up smoking. What does TURN OVER A NEW LEAF mean?
    To start smoking
    To quit smoking
    To create a healthier lifestyle
    To turn over the leaves in the yard
  • The place has been like a ghost town since they built the garbage dump in the center. What does GHOST TOWN mean?
    A deserted or empty place
    A smelly place
    A popular place
    A haunted place
  • The dog gobbled down the meat in seconds! What does GOBBLED DOWN mean?
    All of the above
    To swalllow large amounts
    To eat something eagerly
    To eat quickly
  • I can’t eat all of this. I guess my eyes were bigger than my stomach. What does MY EYES ARE BIGGER THAN MY STOMACH mean?
    To have trouble eating
    To have huge eyes
    A serious health condition
    To take more food than you can eat
  • By arguing with his teacher after getting caught cheating on a test, he was DIGGING HIS OWN GRAVE. What does that mean?
    To fight with someone
    To do something that causes you harm
    To cheat on a test
    To dig a hole in the ground
  • As soon as everyone got their food, we dug in. What does WE DUG IN mean?
    To share food at the table
    To serve everyone at the table.
    To dig into a pile of food on the ground
    To start to eat
  • John wanted to talk turkey but Jane just wanted to joke around. What does TALK TURKEY mean?
    To joke around
    To talk about turkey
    To talk seriously
    To talk about Thanksgiving
  • When arguing with my brother about videogames, I like to PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE & say that COD is better than Fortnite.
    To fight with your sibling
    To agree with someone
    To take the other side
    To make someone upset
  • He loved his daughter very much. She was the apple of his eye. What does THE APPLE OF HIS EYE mean?
    To be very important to someone
    The favorite
    All of the above
    To be loved above all things