In the sentence "Rita has her little brother under her thumb," what does "under her thumb" mean?, very tired, deep asleep, fully controlled, badly injured, In the sentence "Your answer hit the nail on the head," what does "hit the nail on the head" mean?, completely wrong, exactly right, very funny, hard to hear, In the sentence "She took the bull by the horns and spoke first," what does "take the bull by the horns" mean?, face bravely, wait quietly, ask politely, run away, In the sentence "His excuse was a cock and bull story," what does "cock and bull story" mean?, short message, good advice, happy ending, false tale, In the sentence "Asking for a castle is crying for the moon," what does "cry for the moon" mean?, ask impossible, sing loudly, want attention, feel sleepy, In the sentence "Let us discuss the pros and cons before choosing," what does "pros and cons" mean?, rules laws, questions answers, advantages disadvantages, friends enemies, In the sentence "He keeps strangers at arm’s length," what does "at arm’s length" mean?, very warmly, in a hurry, side by side, at a distance, In the sentence "We reached the station in the nick of time," what does "in the nick of time" mean?, all at once, just in time, very early, after lunch, In the sentence "By hook or by crook, he finished the work," what does "by hook or by crook" mean?, without effort, by any means, with friends, at random, In the sentence "The thief took to his heels when he saw the guard," what does "take to one’s heels" mean?, run away, fight back, stand still, dance happily, In the sentence "The animal was killed in cold blood," what does "in cold blood" mean?, in winter, by mistake, without pity, very slowly, In the sentence "After years of fighting, they buried the hatchet," what does "bury the hatchet" mean?, hide weapon, start argument, dig a hole, make peace, In the sentence "He is in hot water for losing the files," what does "in hot water" mean?, taking bath, feeling warm, cooking food, in trouble, In the sentence "The teacher nipped the problem in the bud," what does "nip in the bud" mean?, stop early, grow quickly, speak softly, hide forever, In the sentence "No one wanted to bell the cat," what does "bell the cat" mean?, ring bell, feed animal, take risk, catch thief, In the sentence "Her uncle is a big gun in the company," what does "a big gun" mean?, strict teacher, important person, large weapon, strong worker, In the sentence "I walked to school and bought bread, killing two birds with one stone," what does "kill two birds with one stone" mean?, hurt animals, waste time, work alone, two tasks, In the sentence "He turned a deaf ear to my warning," what does "turn a deaf ear" mean?, speak loudly, listen carefully, ignore advice, become angry, In the sentence "It was a close shave, but the car missed us," what does "a close shave" mean?, clean haircut, narrow escape, small accident, quick wash.

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