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'She watched his back throughout the ordeal.' 'Watched his back' means ___
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'He was knocked out cold.' 'Out cold' means ___
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'She kept a level head throughout the crisis.' 'Level head' means ___
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'She read the signs correctly.' 'Read the signs' means ___
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'She is pushing the boundaries of science.' 'Pushing the boundaries' means ___
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'She came into her own during the crisis.' 'Came into her own' means ___
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7
'People in glass houses should not throw stones.' This means ___
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8
'The music moved her to tears.' 'Moved' means ___
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9
'She held her own against the champion.' 'Held her own' means ___
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'She was caught red-handed.' 'Caught red-handed' means ___
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'She is a seasoned professional.' 'Seasoned' means ___
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'She was found guilty on all counts.' 'Counts' means ___
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'The opportunity slipped from her grasp.' 'Grasp' means ___
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14
'He knows where he stands on the matter.' 'Knows where he stands' means ___
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15
'That really changed the game.' 'Changed the game' means ___
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16
'That is cold comfort.' 'Cold comfort' means ___
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17
'The regulation is still in force.' 'In force' means ___
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18
'She took him to task for his behaviour.' 'Took to task' means ___
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19
'She fought on every level to secure the contract.' 'Level' means ___
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20
'She kept a master copy of all the files.' 'Master' means ___
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21
'The theory holds that the universe is expanding.' 'Holds' means ___
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22
'He played it by ear.' 'Played it by ear' means ___
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'She was beside the point.' 'Beside the point' means ___
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'He made short work of the deal.' 'Made short work of' means ___
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25
'He lost count of how many times she had lied.' 'Lost count' means ___
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'She held something up to the light.' 'To the light' means ___
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27
'She had the final word.' 'Final word' means ___
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28
'I think nothing of running ten miles.' 'Think nothing of' means ___
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'She stole the show.' 'Stole the show' means ___
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'She narrowly missed — it was very close.' 'Close' means ___
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'She gave as good as she got.' 'Gave as good as she got' means ___
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'She drew a veil over the incident.' 'Drew a veil over' means ___
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33
'She pressed on regardless of the setbacks.' 'Pressed on' means ___
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34
In 'He bore the brunt of the criticism', 'bore' means ___
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35
'The salesman made his pitch to the investors.' 'Pitch' means ___
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36
'She is a person of note in the scientific community.' 'Of note' means ___
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37
'In the long haul, perseverance pays off.' 'Long haul' means ___
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38
'She had to shake things up in the company.' 'Shake things up' means ___
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39
'Out of sight, out of mind.' This means ___
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40
'She tested the waters before committing.' 'Tested the waters' means ___
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'He broke fresh ground with his hypothesis.' 'Broke fresh ground' means ___
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42
'She built up a blood bank of goodwill.' 'Blood bank' — and in context 'bank' means ___
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43
'The book had a memorable passage about childhood.' 'Passage' means ___
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44
'She missed a beat in her response.' 'Missed a beat' means ___
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45
'She rose to the occasion magnificently.' 'Rose to the occasion' means ___
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46
'She keyed in the data manually.' 'Keyed in' means ___
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47
'She presented a paper on climate change at the conference.' 'Paper' means ___
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48
'She was passing through the city on business.' 'Passing through' means ___
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49
'She was in a highly agitated state of mind.' 'State' means ___
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50
'She has a one-track mind.' 'One-track mind' means ___
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'He had a drop too much to drink.' 'A drop too much' means ___
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52
'She made a compelling case for the new policy.' 'Case' means ___
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'He filed for bankruptcy.' 'Filed' means ___
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54
'She was not going to play their game.' 'Play their game' means ___
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55
'The aircraft banked to avoid the thunderstorm.' 'Banked' means ___
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56
'He hit the nail on the head.' 'Hit the nail on the head' means ___
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57
'She was pressed for an answer.' 'Pressed' means ___
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58
'She passed the buck.' 'Passed the buck' means ___
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59
'At this rate, we will never finish by Friday.' 'Rate' means ___
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60
'She took a stand against discrimination.' 'Took a stand' means ___
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'She lost her cool under the pressure.' 'Lost her cool' means ___
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62
'She scratched his back and he scratched hers.' This means ___
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63
'The news dashed her hopes completely.' 'Dashed' means ___
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64
'She was not up to the mark today.' 'Up to the mark' means ___
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65
'She threw the book at him for the offence.' This means ___
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66
'She is a bright spark.' 'Bright spark' means ___
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67
'The vote was too close to call.' 'Too close to call' means ___
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68
'She fanned out the cards so he could choose one.' 'Fanned out' means ___
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69
'The rumour fanned the flames of unrest.' 'Fanned the flames' means ___
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70
'She took the bit between her teeth.' This means ___
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'She lent an ear to his problems.' 'Lent an ear' means ___
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72
'She is on the same level as the director.' 'Same level' means ___
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'She is swimming against the current of public opinion.' 'Swimming against the current' means ___
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74
'He went over her head with the complaint.' This means ___
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75
'The colours ran in the wash.' 'Ran' means ___
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76
'She cast aside her doubts and applied for the job.' 'Cast aside' means ___
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77
'She was seconded to the Brussels office for six months.' 'Seconded' means ___
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78
'He was the light of her life.' 'Light of her life' means ___
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79
'She turned the tables on her rival.' 'Turned the tables' means ___
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80
'She bit off more than she could chew.' This means ___
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'The film was second-rate.' 'Second-rate' means ___
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82
'The conference drew to a close.' 'Drew to a close' means ___
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83
'She served a sentence of three years for fraud.' 'Sentence' means ___
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84
'She was not up to the mark.' 'Not up to the mark' means ___
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85
'The investigation led nowhere.' 'Led' means ___
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86
'He spoke with an iron fist in a velvet glove.' This means ___
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87
'She is not the brightest light in the room.' This means ___
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88
'She joined the workforce after graduating.' 'Workforce' means ___
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89
'After tax, her net income was comfortable.' 'Net' means ___
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90
'She is a fan of minimalist design.' 'Fan' means ___
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'The plans looked good on paper but failed in practice.' 'On paper' means ___
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92
'The decision was held over until next month.' 'Held over' means ___
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93
'The crowd gave a warm response.' 'Warm response' means ___
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94
'He gave rise to speculation about his future.' 'Gave rise to' means ___
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95
'She bought a second-hand car.' 'Second-hand' means ___
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96
'She was in hot water over the decision.' 'In hot water' means ___
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97
'She burned her bridges.' 'Burned her bridges' means ___
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98
'She made a cold calculation of her options.' 'Cold calculation' means ___
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99
'Wait a bit — I need to think.' 'A bit' means ___
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100
'That is not the case.' 'Not the case' means ___
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