Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Elmer . He got a pay raise three months ago. Now he’s asking for another one.
A.takes pains
B.gets burned
C.is sick and tired
D.has a lot of nerve

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Our team’s going to win the game. I can .
A.cough up
B.hold my breath
C.feel it in my bones
D.take pains

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
If you to do something well, it will often be a success. And you won’t have to take time to do it over, because it will be right the first time.
A.cough up
B.take pains
C.give her a taste of her own medicine
D.have a lot of nerve

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
When the candidate saw she couldn’t win the election, she and quit the race.
A.threw in the towel
B.pan out
C.sponged off
D.had a screw loose

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I wasn’t true if I did well on the test. So I was when the teacher was giving them back.
A.as sharp as a tack
B.pan out
C.a potluck
D.on pins and needles

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We had a lot of business last week. The orders were coming in .
A.ins and outs
B.song and dance
C.wear and tear
D.right and left

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Calpurina always cleans the house well before her mother visits so that everything is .
A.wear and tear
B.spick-and-span
C.song and dance
D.cock – and - bull

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George and I had a date for Saturday, but he never came to get me. Now he just told me ______ about thinking that our date was on Sunday.
A.an odds and ends
B.a right and left
C.a song and dance
D.a cock-and- bull story

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Let’s . We’re off to a good start, but we still need to collect more money to get videotape machines for our school.
A.say no dice
B.get a kick out of
C.put my cards on the table
D.keep the ball rolling

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
I’m tired of listening to your complain. Stop bothering me. Why don’t you just go ?
A.a good sport
B.in the same boat
C.off base
D.fly a kite