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Give two meanings for the word:

nail 

1) a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook. 

2) perform (an action or task) perfectly. 

3) expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest. 

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Her hair was like silk...

Her hair was smooth, shiny, silky

100

His legs were rubber

weak, shaky, unstable

100

Pour your heart out...

to speak very freely to someone about one's private and most deeply felt emotions

200

Give two meanings for the word:

safe

protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost. 


a strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables.

200

As light as a feather...

Something is really light, not heavy

200

She is the sun in my sky...

the light in his life. Since the Earth revolves around the sun, this phrase can mean that a person's life revolves around the person to whom he gave the compliment.

200

Button your lips

Be quiet

300

Give two meanings for the word:

trip

catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall. 

an act of going to a place and returning; a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.


300

As easy as ABC...

something is really easy, not hard

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My life is a dream...

Life is but a dream = Dream or nightmare, we have the ability to choose what our life will be. We cannot decide what happens, but we can decide who we are, what we become, how we react, how we cope. It's our life, our dream.

300

In a jam

In some trouble

400

Give two meanings for the word:

light

provide with light or lighting; illuminate. 

(of a color) pale. 

the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.


400

As quick as lightning...

Super fast, barely see it

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Our class is a circus...

Wild, hard to contain, a lot going on, full

400

A piece of cake

Really easy

500

Give two meanings for the word:

squash

crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape. 

a yellow fruit

a sport

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As solid as a rock...

Hard to break, sturdy, not flimsy

500

He was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net...

He was playing really well, really quick

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Put words into someone's mouth

falsely or inaccurately report what someone has said.

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