An Idiom a Day Will Help Keep the Boredom In Schooling Away #1
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An Idiom a Day Will Help Keep the Boredom In Schooling Away #1 What are idioms? Dictionary A- noun- form of expression peculiar to one language; dialect Dictionary B- noun- A form of expression whose understood meaning is not expressed by the exact meanings of the individual words, as to get along with; the language peculiar to a people; a variety or form of a language; a dialect; the individual terminology or manner of expression characteristic of a certain group, profession, or the like. There are 180 lessons provided, which will allow you to use one a day to help keep the boredom in schooling away. This should be a fun time of the day, where the children laugh and joke about the idiom, and their perception of what it means. 1. Have the students draw a picture of what these words ‘should mean’ together beside A. 2. You can either have your students look up the idioms meaning, or you can provide it to them after they have drawn their drawings for item A. 3. Have them write a sentence using the idiom appropriately on the lines provided. 4. Now have them draw a picture using the sentence they wrote, and the actual ‘ meaning of the idiom’ beside B.
Transcript of An Idiom a Day Will Help Keep the Boredom In Schooling Away #1
An Idiom a Day Will Help Keep the Boredom In Schooling Away #1
What are idioms?
Dictionary A-noun- form of expression peculiar to one language; dialect
Dictionary B-noun- A form of expression whose understood meaning is not expressed by the exact meanings of the
individual words, as to get along with;the language peculiar to a people;a variety or form of a language;
a dialect;the individual terminology or manner of expression characteristic of a certain group, profession, or the like.
There are 180 lessons provided, which will allow you to use one a day to help keep the boredom in schooling away.
This should be a fun time of the day,where the children laugh and joke about the idiom, and their perception of what it means.
1. Have the students draw a picture of what these words ‘should mean’ together beside A. 2. You can either have your students look up the idioms meaning,
or you can provide it to them after they have drawn their drawings for item A.3. Have them write a sentence using the idiom appropriately on the lines provided.
4. Now have them draw a picture using the sentence they wrote,
and the actual ‘meaning of the idiom’ beside B.
1. Ace up Your SleeveA.
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B.
2. Add Fuel to the FireA.
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B.
3. Air Your Dirty Laundry in PublicA.
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B.
4. All EarsA.
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B.
5. All ThumbsA.
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B.
6. Ants in Your PantsA.
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B.
7. Apple of Your EyeA.
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B.
8. As the Crow FliesA.
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B.
9. At the Drop of a HatA.
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B.
10. At the End of Your RopeA.
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11. Back to Square OneA.
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B.
12. Backseat DriverA.
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B.
13. Bark Is Worse than Your BiteA.
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14. Bark Up the Wrong TreeA.
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B.
15. Beat a Dead HorseA.
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B.
16. Beauty Is in the Eye of the BeholderA.
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B.
17. Bed of RosesA.
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18. Beggars Can’t Be Choosers A.
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19. Better HalfA.
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B.
20. Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceA.
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B.
21. Birds of a Feather Flock TogetherA.
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B.
22. Bite the DustA.
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23. Bite the Hand that Feeds YouA.
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24. Bite Your TongueA.
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25. Black Sheep of the FamilyA.
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26. Blood Is Thicker than WaterA.
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27. Break a LegA.
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28. Bring Home the BaconA.
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B.
29. Busy as a BeaverA.
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B.
30. Butterflies in the StomachA.
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B.
31. By the Skin of Your TeethA.
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32. Call It a DayA.
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B.
33. Calm Before the StormA.
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34. Casts Pearls Before SwineA.
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35. Cast the First StoneA.
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36. Cat Got Your Tongue?A.
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37. Catch More Flies with Honey than with VinegarA.
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38. Catch Someone Red-HandedA.
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39. Catch You LaterA.
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40. Champ at the BitA.
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41. Cheek by JowlA.
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42. Chew Over an IdeaA.
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43. Chew Someone OutA.
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44. Chew the FatA.
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B.
45. Chew Up the SceneryA.
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B.
46. Chew Your CudA.
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47. Chicken FeedA.
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48. Chill OutA.
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B.
49. Chip off the Old BlockA.
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B.
50. Chip on Your ShoulderA.
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B.
51. Chips Are DownA.
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B.
52. Clam UpA.
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53. Clean as a WhistleA.
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54. Clean Bill of HealthA.
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B.
55. Clear the DecksA.
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B.
56. Climb the WallsA.
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B.
57. Cold FeetA.
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B.
58. Cold TurkeyA.
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59. Come AgainA.
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60. Cool ItA.
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B.
61. Crocodile TearsA.
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62. Cross that Bridge When You Come to ItA.
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63. Cry over Spilled MilkA.
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64. Cry WolfA.
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B.
65. Cut the MustardA.
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B.
66. Dead as a DoornailA.
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B.
67. Dog-Eat-Dog WorldA.
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B.
68. Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They HatchA.
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69. Down the HatchA.
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70. Draw the Line AtA.
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71. Drive You CrazyA.
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72. Drop You Like a Hot PotatoA.
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73. Easy as PieA.
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74. Easy as Rolling off a LogA.
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75. Eat CrowA.
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76. Eat You Out of House and HomeA.
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77. Eat Your HatA.
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78. Egg on Your FaceA.
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79. Elbow GreaseA.
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B.
80. Every Cloud Has a Silver LiningA.
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81. Fair-Weather FriendA.
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82. Famous Last WordsA.
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83. Feather in Your CapA.
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84. Fight Tooth and NailA.
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85. Fit as a FiddleA.
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86. Fly by the Seat of Your PantsA.
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87. Foam at the MouthA.
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88. For the BirdsA.
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89. Full of BeansA.
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90. Full of Hot AirA.
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91. Get Away With MurderA.
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92. Get into the Swing of ThingsA.
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93. Get off the HookA.
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94. Get Out of My FaceA.
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95. Get to the Bottom of SomethingA.
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96. Get Under Your SkinA.
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97. Get Up on the Wrong Side of the BedA.
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98. Give Me FiveA.
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99. Go Along for the RideA.
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100. Go Fly a KiteA.
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101. Gone to PotA.
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102. Goody-Two-ShoesA.
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103. Green ThumbA.
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104. Handwriting on the WallA.
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105. Hang in ThereA.
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106. Hanging by a ThreadA.
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107. Hard Nut to CrackA.
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108. Have a Bone to Pick with YouA.
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109. Have Your Cake and Eat It TooA.
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110. Head HonchoA.
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111. Head in the CloudsA.
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112. Highway RobberyA.
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113. Hit the Hay A.
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114. Hit the SpotA.
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115. Hold Your HorsesA.
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116. Horse of a Different ColorA.
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117. If the Shoe Fits, Wear ItA.
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118. In Hot WaterA.
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119. In the Driver’s SeatA.
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120. Jack-of-all TradesA.
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121. Jump Off the Deep EndA.
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122. Keep a Stiff Upper LipA.
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123. Keep Up with the JonesesA.
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124. Keep Your Fingers CrossedA.
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125. Kick the BucketA.
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126. Lay an EggA.
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127. Left Out in the ColdA.
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128. Let the Chips Fall where They MayA.
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129. Like a Bump on a LogA.
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130. Live High off the HogA.
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131. Look down Your Nose at Someone A.
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132. Mind over MatterA.
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133. Monkey BusinessA.
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134. Mum’s the WordA.
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135. Needle in a HaystackA.
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B.
136. Nickel-and-DimeA.
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137. No Spring ChickenA.
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B.
138. Nothing Ventured, Nothing GainedA.
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139. Off Your RockerA.
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140. Old HatA.
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141. Old Wives’ TaleA.
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142. On a ShoestringA.
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143. On the BallA.
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144. On the FenceA.
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145. On the Hot SeatA.
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146. On the Spur of the MomentA.
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147. One-Track MindA.
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148. Out in the BoondocksA.
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149. Out Like a LightA.
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150. Out of the Frying Pan and into the FireA.
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151. Out of the Mouths of BabesA.
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152. Over Your HeadA.
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153. Pass the HatA.
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154. Piece of CakeA.
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155. Play Second FiddleA.
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156. Play with FireA.
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157. Power behind the ThroneA.
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158. Pull Up StakesA.
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159. Pull Yourself TogetherA.
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B.
160. Put Your Finger on SomethingA.
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161. Rats Abandoning a Sinking ShipA.
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B.
162. Read Between the LinesA.
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163. Real McCoyA.
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B.
164. Red TapeA.
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B.
165. Rotten Apple Spoils the BarrelA.
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B.
166. Run Circles around SomeoneA.
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B.
167. Saved by the BellA.
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B.
168. Saw LogsA.
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B.
169. Scrape the Bottom of the BarrelA.
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B.
170. See Eye to EyeA.
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B.
171. Settle an Old ScoreA.
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172. Shake a LegA.
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173. Shape Up or Ship OutA.
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B.
174. Show Must Go OnA.
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B.
175. Sick as a DogA.
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B.
176. Take the Bull by the HornsA.
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B.
177. That’s the Way the Ball BouncesA.
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178. Up Against the WallA.
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B.
179. Upset the ApplecartA.
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B.
180. Water over the DamA.
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B.
