1) What does it mean to "go the extra mile"? a) to put in extra effort b) to slack off c) to give up d) to be lazy 2) what is the literal meaning of "bite the bullet"? a) to do something you love b) having the time of your life? c) to complete something even though you do not like it d) to actually bite a bullet 3) Define "it costs an arm and a leg" a) having the time to do something b) something is cheap in monetary value c) when someone breaks your arm d) when something is too expensive 4) What does it mean to "let someone off he hook"? a) holding a person responsible for their actions b) telling someone what to do c) to let someone get away with something d) going fishing 5) Define "hold your horses"... a) to not be excited enough b) to be sad/ depressed c) to ride a horse d) to become stable, to calm down 6) What does it mean when someone tells you "It's not rocket science" a) something is extremely difficult to do b) observing the stars c) having the time to build something d) going to space e) something is not hard to do/ understand 7) Define "my hands are tied" a) to help someone out b) to not the able to do something about a situation c) to fix something immediately 8) What does to mean to "go down in flames"  a) to fail terrible at something b) to burn a house down c) to succeed 9) Define "A blessing in disguise" a) wearing a costume b) hiding while praying c) having something good come out of a bad situation d) to pray in church 10) Define in "a nutshell" a) to give the full story b) to summarise something c) to crack peanuts d) to knock on a turtles shells 11) Define "Barking up the wrong tree" a) the wrong dog is barking b) to actually bark at a tree c) to be a tree d) to misunderstand a situation and look for the solution in the wring place 12) Define "hang in there" a) to wait a little longer/ to hold on to something b) to swing from a tree c) to let something go

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