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100

Sarah had a performance on Saturday night. Her friend told her to "break a leg."

Good luck

100

I don’t always see eye to eye with Jim.

I don't always agree with the person.

100

Molly was on cloud nine when she found out she got a promotion at work.

Very happy

100

Over the summer Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship.

Brian did not want to be in the advanced math class anymore.

100

Jim was too tired to finish the assignment, so he decided to hit the hay.

He went to sleep.

200

The test was a piece of cake.

it was easy

200

She gets a kick out of watching cartoons.

really enjoy something

200

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces

200

Working at the Burger King was at first overwhelming to Kyle, but now he knows the ropes.

He knows everything about working there.

200

Alan was excited when he found out that he would have his own front row parking spot at the university, but that was just the icing on the cake.

Something that makes a good situation even better

300

The meeting completely slipped my mind.

you forgot about something

300

We have been studying all day. It’s late; let’s call it a day

quit or stop

300

Even though Candace already had a new job, she submitted her two week notice and conducted herself in a professional way at her old job because she didn’t want to burn bridges.

Candace didn’t want to ruin her positive relationship with her old employer.

300

Don’t challenge Zeke to a dance off unless you are ready because Zeke will get in a dance battle at the drop of a hat.

right away/immediately

300

Mike failed his project because he was cutting corners to finish it quickly. 

Doing something poorly in order to save time or money

400

I saw Olive at the store, and she gave me the cold shoulder.

The person ignored you
400

His brother had to go home and hit the books

study

400

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.

Cassie and the speaker’s presentation will far exceed Mrs. Robinson’s expectations.

400

The Vikings thought that they would easily beat the other team, but when it was tied with a minute left in the fourth quarter, they knew that this game was really coming down to the wire.

outcome is not decided until the very last minute

400

We have to go back to the drawing board. No one is agreeing on what we should do to make more money.

Start over

500

Liz is the type of friend who stays with you through thick and thin.

No matter what happens, the person will be by your side

500

My mom asked me to give her a hand when she was making dinner.

Help

500

Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it, and now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug.

Brad wants to pretend that the incident never happened.

500

The lawyer knew that beating around the bush would get Tom all worked up.

speaking in circles, not being direct

500

I was feeling overwhelmed. My dad said, "Pull yourself together. There's only 2 weeks of school left. You can do this."

Calm down
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