Joy of Vocabulary Lesson 20
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| show | holiday spent in an activity the same as, or similar to, one's occupation
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| come home to roost | show 🗑
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| show | meal or entertainment for which each participant pays his or her own share
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| eat crow | show 🗑
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| show | to proceed wholeheartedly or drop out altogether; to stop procrastinating or temporizing
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| show | unauthorized, hasty, or secret departure
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| show | to have a selfish motive or ulterior purpose to promote
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| hold a candle to | show 🗑
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| show | to remain sound, logical, or consistent; to stand up
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| show | elected official who remains in office for a brief period after a successor has been elected
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| pay the piper | show 🗑
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| play possum | show 🗑
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| show | to uphold the wrong side of a cause for the sake of argument
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| show | expressionless face, as that of an experienced poker player
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| red herring | show 🗑
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| roll out the red carpet | show 🗑
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| show | to be intolerable and unacceptable to one
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| stick to one's last | show 🗑
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| show | to put on a show of confidence in the face of impending danger or defeat; to try to keep up one's courage
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| show | possession entailing expense and trouble far greater than its usefulness to the owner
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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