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Question 1 of 15

She's so skinny because she _________________. eat like an otter feeds like a fish eats like a bird

Question 2 of 15

That plan has no chance. It will never ________________. give grapes bare fruit bear fruit

Question 3 of 15

I suppose they'll fire him for what he did. I'd say ________________. his number has been called his days are counted his days are numbered

Question 4 of 15

Jack and Fernando are great buddies, just like _______________. kittens and mittens two peas in a pod two turtles in a girdle

Question 5 of 15

His work is much better than average, I'd say it's well _____________. over the notch above the belt above par

Question 6 of 15

Sally's brother's a troublemaker, always trying to ________________. smoke the pot stir the pot stir the turnips

Question 7 of 15

They're charging $99 for each textbook this semester. I call that ____________ ! highway penury highway robbery turnpike thievery

Question 8 of 15

Time is of the essence. We are working __________________. with the watch with the meter running against the clock

Question 9 of 15

No matter how much Republicans try to anger him, President Obama remains calm and ____________. as cool as the fridge as cool as a carrot as cool as a cucumber

Question 10 of 15

Wives help men make decisions, so let me wait until I talk to ________________. my better side my better half my half orange

Question 11 of 15

Whenever I grow tired in the afternoon, I take a _____________ and wake up refreshed. cat nap cat nip nap cat

Question 12 of 15

We all want to shine and have our ________________. day in the country day in the sun night with the stars

Question 13 of 15

Everyone wants our product, so once we get our business going, it will trun into a _______________. cash cow dollar doggie money monkey

Question 14 of 15

You can't blame him for wrecking the car when the lightning bolt struck right next to it last night. That was ______________. a tough act to follow an act of God an act of the devil

Question 15 of 15

Children born in decade after World War II are known as _____________. baby boomers battle toddlers wartime waifs