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321“An arm and a leg” means _________?

A.Full throttle; at maximum speed

B.Very cheap or inexpensive. A little amount of money

C.Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money

D.One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress

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322“Apple of discord” means ______?

A.Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy

B.A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid

C.To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation

D.To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude

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323“Basket case” _______?

A.An area of vulnerability

B.Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster

C.To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant

D.One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress

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324“Beating a dead horse” means ________?

A.To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its point of resolution

B.An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature.

C.To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude

D.To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting

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325“Best of both worlds” means ________?

A.A phrase implying that a person is never satisfied with their current situation; they think others have it better

B.People’s intentions can be judged better by what they do than by what they say

C.A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities

D.Just the information I have on the subject

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326“Bird Brain” means _____?

A.A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid

B.A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp

C.A person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull

D.A person that too angry; a person that acts hastly

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327“Chew the fat” means __________?

A.To action a task; to initiate work

B.To become silent; to stop talking

C.To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or annoyed

D.To chat idly or generally waste time talking

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328“Drop a dime” means ________?

A.To be an informant

B.Almost free. Very cheap

C.To stop something at an early stage

D.To leave

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329“Get your goat” means _____?

A.To pacify someone

B.To irritate someone

C.To soothe someone

D.To Hug someone

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330“Spill the beans” ________ ?

A.Frivolously performing a simple task

B.Reveal someone’s secret

C.To stop something at an early stage

D.Frivolously performing a simple task

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331“Wild goose chase” _________?

A.A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable

B.To take credit for something someone else did

C.To not take what someone says too seriously; to treat someone’s words with a degree of skepticism

D.A phrase implying that one is not proficient at performing a particular task and that they should not try to perform the task professionally

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332“Far cry from” means __________?

A.To present a counter argument

B.To take on a task that is way to big

C.The show has come to an end. It’s all over

D.Very different from

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333“Your guess is as good as mine” means __________?

A.Join a popular trend or activity

B.To hear something from the authoritative source

C.To know the answer

D.To have no idea

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334“At the drop of the hat” means____________?

A.As soon as it was spoken

B.Done easily, without any preparation

C.Done in an instant

D.After something is done

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335“Keep at bay” means ______________.

A.Keep in mind

B.Keep at a distance

C.Keep thinking about something

D.Keep at the sea-shore

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336“Raining cats and dogs” means _________?

A.Raining very heavily

B.Easy option

C.Very rarely

D.one who presents a counter argument

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337“when pigs fly” means ______?

A.something that is easy to do

B.raining very heavily

C.something that will never happen or is impossible

D.miss the chance

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338“Icing (also frosting) on the cake” means ________?

A.An ugly but essential addition or enhancement

B.An ugly & inessential removal or diminution

C.Be very expensive

D.An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement

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339“A litmus test” means __________ ?

A.A decisively indicative test

B.False sense of happiness or success

C.Something that is not understandable

D.To show dislike or disappointment through facial expressions

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340“Black and blue” _____________ ?

A.Full of bruises

B.A poor plan

C.False sense of happiness or success

D.Something that is not understandable

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