Stop using that same old ________ about 'following your dreams'; it’s lost all meaning because everyone says it., jargon, slang, dialect, cliché, The witness ________ that the suspect was at the scene, but she couldn't provide any physical evidence to prove it., alleged, assured, clarified, disclosed, It’s rude to ________ to your parents when they are trying to give you helpful advice., back up, stick up for, answer back, answer to, I accidentally let it ________ that we were planning a surprise party for Sarah, and now the secret is out., own up, slip out, act on, go on, Don't tell Mark anything private; he has such a ________ and will tell the whole school by tomorrow., big mouth, bone of contention, tattletale, word of mouth, I think you've ________. I didn't say I was angry with you; I said I was tired!, caught my drift, got the wrong end of the stick, put me in the picture, come clean, By the time the debate ends tonight, the candidates ________ for over three hours., are due to speak, have been speaking, will be speaking, will have been speaking, The school board ________ to announce the new mobile phone policy at the assembly next Monday., will have been, is about, is due, is on the verge, Could you please ________ what you meant by 'technical difficulties'? We need a more detailed explanation., exaggerate, assert, clarify, convey, If you don't ________ to breaking the window now, the whole team will be punished., own up, stick up, go into, back up, Let me ________ you that everything will be fine, so please stop worrying about the presentation., petition, declare, allege, assure, Please ________; I don't want anyone else to know that I'm planning to quit the club., put me in the picture, keep it under your hat, lay your cards on the table, get it off your chest, The way he looked at her ________; it was obvious he was disappointed even though he said nothing., jumped to a conclusion, told tales, spoke volumes, caught her drift, Scientists are ________ of a major breakthrough in quantum communication that could change the internet forever., on the verge, about to, due to be, will have been, I ________ for two hours by the time you finally get home from your football practice., will study, will have been studying, will be studying, am to study, Stop ________! The fish you caught wasn't 'as big as a car,' it was barely ten inches long., asserting, disclosing, conveying, exaggerating, You should always ________ your friends when people are gossiping about them behind their backs., answer back, stick up for, go on about, back up, I ________ that the rumors were true, but I didn't want to believe it until I saw the evidence., had been hearing, am hearing, will hear, have heard, The CEO refused to ________ the details of the merger until the contract was officially signed., declare, clarify, disclose, assert, It's time to ________ and tell your teacher why you didn't actually finish the assignment., keep someone posted, put your cards on the table, get someone's drift, come clean

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