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I used to be able to run five miles a day without any problem. Now I have trouble running just two miles. I must be getting .
A.up the creck
B.over the hill
C.down – to – earth
D.out of this world

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The company is rapidly. It needs to produce and sell more and better products.
A.making a mountain out of a molehill
B.winning by a landslide
C.getting over the hill
D.going downhill

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She needed money badly. So she had a garage sale in which she sold a lot of her things .
A.dirt cheap
B.once in a blue moon
C.out of this world
D.over the hill

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Adam is so that he never listens to anyone. He always does what he has decided.
A.chicken
B.bookworm
C.pighead
D.to talk turkey

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My little brother is . If I get black sneakers, he wants to have black sneakers, too.
A.a bookworm
B.a copycat
C.an early bird
D.a pig head

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When the teacher walked into the room, each student was at his or her desk, reading a book , .
A.as quiet as a mouse
B.as a bat
C.like a dog
D.chicken

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Janiver works two jobs and goes to college. He because he wants to get a good education.
A.eats like a horse
B.smells a rat
C.talks turkey
D.works like a dog

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Louise can fix TVs, paint houses, and build shelves. She’s .
A.going Dutch
B.the real McCoy
C.a jack of all trades
D.a wise guy

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Griselda wants to get some work experience, and she likes to do a lot of different things. So she’s gotten a job as at the local TV studio.
A.Tom, Dick or Harry
B.a wise guy
C.a smart clerk
D.a girl Friday

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Don’t be such and acts as if you know it all. Other people won’t like you.
A.a jack of all trades
B.a wise guy
C.the real McCoy
D.a man of means