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After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces. What does bending over backwards mean?
a) Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.
b) Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.
c) Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.
d) Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.

Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him away to eat dinner. What does until the cows come home mean?
a) Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
b) Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.
c) Bobby prefers nature to athletics.
d) Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.

Eric wanted to fix his cousin’s computer, but he was already having problems setting up his Aunt’s Wi-Fi network and he didn’t want to open a whole new can of worms. What does open a whole new can of worms mean?
a) Eric was sick of spending his time helping his family.
b) Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.
c) Eric was having difficulties untangling the computer wires
d) Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new problem.

World renowned country western super group The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat. What does at the drop of a hat mean?
a) The Mountain Boys may be able to sell out an arena, but it will take a long time.
b) The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena very quickly.
c) The Mountain Boys are always willing to perform at charity events.
d) .The Mountain Boys enforce a dress code at all of their shows.

Vivian expected Craig to sob uncontrollably when she broke up with him; however, Craig kept a stiff upper lip. What does stiff upper lip mean?
a) Craig cried even more than Vivian had expected.
b) Craig cried about as much as Vivian had expected.
c) Craig cried a little less than Vivian had expected.
d) Craig did not cry

Mrs. Robinson expects Cassie and my presentation to be good, but we have been working on it every night for the last week, so we are really going to knock her socks off. What does knock her socks off mean?
a) Cassie and the speaker are not prepared to give a good presentation.
b) Cassie and the speaker intend on hitting Mrs. Robinson rather than presenting.
c) Cassie and the speaker’s presentation will far exceed Mrs. Robinson’s expectations.
d) Cassie and the speaker’s presentation will meet Mrs. Robison’s expectations.

Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges. What does apples and oranges mean?
a) Jose can hardly tell the difference between the two phones because they are so similar.
b) Jose believes that the phones are so different from one another that they cannot be compared.
c) Jose doesn’t know anything about phones so he may as well be thinking about fruits.,
d) Jose is too hungry to think about phones at this time.

Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it, and now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug. What does sweep it under the rug mean?
a) Brad thinks that his phone will be safer if he hides it under the rug.
b) Brad wants to do something to make up for his mistake.
c) Brad is trying to locate a signal for his phone so that he can use it.
d) Brad wants to pretend that the incident never happened.

Keisha got up and started yelling at Ronnie. She was threatening him but Ronnie didn’t even flinch because he knew that her bark was worse than her bite. What does bark is worse than the bite mean?
a) .Ronnie thinks that Keisha will get in trouble for yelling.
b) onnie thinks that Keisha has bad brea
c) Ronnie thinks that Keisha is loud but not dangerous.
d) Ronnie thinks that Keisha has a crush on him.

You might think that Billy Parker is the kid who has everything, but if you saw the list of chores his parents give him, I guarantee that you wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. What does you wouldn't wan tot be in his shoes mean?
a) You wouldn’t want your shoes to get as dirty as Billy’s when he’s doing his chores.
b) If you have to do as many chores as Billy, you’ll want a pair of comfortable shoes.
c) Billy shoes are so uncomfortable that doing his chores is really unpleasant.
d) .Billy has so many chores to do that it is unpleasant to imagine doing them all.

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