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Alex shot several air balls on his first day of practice. "Forget it," he said. I'm terrible at basketball."
Practice makes perfect
Maeve was frustrated that after a day's work, she had completed only one page of the ten-page project
Rome wasn't built in a day.
antonym for huge
miniature
synonym for buy
purchase
We'll settle this at sundown.
The puppy got stuck under the blanket.
at sundown.
under the blanket.
Mr. Paul planned to fix the leaky toilet later, not knowing that the water would soon damage the ceiling below.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Ellie made 75 percent of their free throws, but they were thinking about changing their form.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
synonym for accomplishment
achievement
synonym for obvious
apparent
The pitch was outside the strike zone.
Follow the man with the eye patch.
outside the strike zone.
with the eye patch.
Ava said she was Sophia's best friend, but she completely ignored Sophia when other kids were around.
Actions speak louder than words
Nick's teacher had marked a test question wrong that should have been correct. He planned to demand angrily that she change his grade immediately.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
antonym for enter
exit
synonym for sparing
thrifty
The diver swam toward the shipwreck.
I rowed along the shore.
toward the shipwreck
along the shore
Brooklyn planned to sell cookies in the neighborhood at ten a.m., but Mia had set her alarm so that she could sell cookies at eight a.m.
The early bird gets the worm
Audrey's grandparents gave her a sweater for her birthday, but she hated that it was so out of style.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
antonym for hot
frigid
antonym for different
identical
Never try to swim against a rip current
Behind the mountain, the sun was shining.
against a rip current
Behind the mountain
No man is an island.
Luke badly wanted to be on the student council but worried that he might flop at giving a campaign speech.
Fortune favors the bold.
antonym for exciting
antonym for fast
bland
sluggish
synonym for avoid
antonym for artic
evade
tropical
During the Little Ice Age, glaciers expanded and destroyed villages.
During the Little Ice Age