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You can get this item ON the ______ market at a much lower price.
You can get this item
ON
the
BLACK
market at a much lower price.
What do you like to do when you're feeling ________?
What do you like to do when you're feeling
BLUE
?
You have the _______ light. You can start working on the project.
You have the
GREEN
light. You can start working on the project.
She was _______ with envy when she learned I'd won the award.
She was
GREEN
with envy when she learned I'd won the award.
Put it in ______ and _________. I won't do it until I see the document.
Put it in
BLACK
and
WHITE.
I won't do it until I see the document.
It's a very profitable company. They're never in the __________
It's a very profitable company. They're never in the
BLACK
.
If you don't get a job, you'll soon be in the ______ and will have to ask for a loan.
If you don't get a job, you'll soon be in the
RED
and will have to ask for a loan.
His death came out of the _______. He was only 31. My God!
His death came out of the
BLUE
. He was only 31. My God!
A: My parents-in-law are coming over next weekend.
B: Are you thinking of rolling out the _____ carpet?
A: We surely will!
A
: My parents-in-law are coming over next weekend.
B
: Are you thinking of rolling out the
RED
carpet?
A
: We surely will!
Is there any way to cut through all the _____ tape? Otherwise, it'll take 2 months to get a new certificate.
Is there any way to cut through all the
RED
tape? Otherwise, it'll take 2 months to get a new certificate.
I honestly didn't like her present but I didn't want her to feel bad about it so I told her a _____ lie.
I honestly didn't like her present but I didn't want her to feel bad about it so I told her a
WHITE
lie.
The newly-born is the _______ of her eye.
The newly-born is the
APPLE
of her eye.
His explanation was _______. It didn't make sense at all! He just didn't know what to say.
His explanation was
BALONEY
. It didn't make sense at all! He just didn't know what to say.
Our national team ________ed last year's champion and won the match.
Our national team
CREAMED
last year's champion and won the match.
The lights are on but there's nobody in. Hmmmm. There's something _______
The lights are on but there's nobody in. Hmmmm. There's something
FISHY
.
I went _______ when I heard I'd won a trip to Europe.
I went
BANANAS
when I heard I'd won a trip to Europe.
I was in a ______ when I was stopped by a police officer and couldn't find my driver's license.
I was in a
PICKLE
when I was stopped by a police officer and couldn't find my driver's license.
No, it won't work. It's a ________. No wonder it was so cheap!
No, it won't work. It's a
LEMON.
No wonder it was so cheap!
Are you ________? I wouldn't jump out of a helicopter for all the money in the world.
Are you
NUTS
? I wouldn't jump out of a helicopter for all the money in the world.
Thanks for getting me some soup. I can't move. My foot really hurts. You're a ________
Thanks for getting me some soup. I can't move. My foot really hurts. You're a
PEACH.
If you wait until the sales start, you'll get that coat for __________
If you wait until the sales start, you'll get that coat for
PEANUTS.
The test was a ______ of ________. I finished it in just 15 minutes.
The test was a
PIECE OF CAKE
. I finished it in just 15 minutes.
Author
TeacherARG
ID
227201
Card Set
Idioms Everyday Use 01-02
Description
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Updated
2013-07-15T21:04:01Z
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