List 2 of 8 of American Idioms
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| A slap on the wrist | a very mild punishment
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| A drop in a bucket | A very small piece of a much bigger picture
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| The whole shebang | All of it; The whole thing
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| 24/7 | "all the time; 24 hours a day
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| Field Day | An enjoyable day or circumstance.
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| A dead ringer | an exact duplicate
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| Bunny Boiler | An obsessive and Dangerous Female
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| No Room to Swing a Cat | An unsually small or confined space.
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| Loose Cannon | An Upredictable person or thing
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| drive someone up a wall | annoy someone a lot
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| On Pins And Needles | "Anxious or nervous
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| At Full Tilt | At Top Speed
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| On/Off the Wagon | Avoiding/Reusing addictive substances (alcholics go off the wagon when they start drinking again)
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| Back to Square One | "Back to the beginning
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| Curiosity Killed The Cat | Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation.
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| cat got your tongue? | can't speak?
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| A dime a dozen | Common and/or easy to get
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| You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover | Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on appearance.
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| Go to bat for | "Defend a person
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| rock solid | dependable
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