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Idiom
Missing Word
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A ____ in the bucket
A very small part of something big or whole
Break a ___
Wishing someone good luck in performances
Cry over _____ milk
When you complain about a loss from the past
Cut to the _____
Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point
Down to the ____
Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds
Hell in a ______
Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster
It takes two to ____
A two person conflict where both people are at fault
Rule of ____
A guideline
Idiom
Missing Word
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Pig in a ____
A deal that is made without first examining it
Put a ____ in it
To tell noisy person or a group to be quiet
Wild and _____
Uncultured and without laws
_____ under the bridge
Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore
Under the ______
Feeling ill or sick
Turn a ____ eye
Refuse to acknowledge something you know is real or legit
The whole nine ____
Everything. All of it
Start from _____
To do it all over again from the beginning
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Missing Word: Idioms II Quiz
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Pillbug
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Dec 16th, 2011 at 22:03 GMT
0 points
I have never heard the full expression for "Put a ____ in it." I wonder if it's regional?
theworryrock
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Dec 17th, 2011 at 02:02 GMT
2 points
I wouldn't necessarily use it because it's not a very modern phrase, but I definitely knew it. It's a nice old-TV kind of way to say "Shut up."
WyvernSabres
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Dec 17th, 2011 at 17:52 GMT
4 points
Please accept "woolly": that's the dictionary-preferred spelling. Also your meaning of "Break a leg" seems odd. Surely it's a traditional theatrical phrase to wish good luck.
chriskotx
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Dec 18th, 2011 at 14:52 GMT
3 points
@WyvernSabres: I think quizmaker got "pull ones leg" mixed up with "break a leg" @theworryrock: Right, "put a sock in it" sounds like something I probably heard Maude say on tv.
SunflowerMelanie
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Dec 19th, 2011 at 02:48 GMT
6 points
I've always heard 'put a cork in it'; maybe that could be accepted as well?
churchgeek
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Jan 10th, 2012 at 06:28 GMT
3 points
I've also always heard "put a cork in it" (maybe I talk too much?) - rarely "sock," which I couldn't think of at all. ("Put a lid on it" is another version of the same expression that obviously doesn't fit.)
allypap81
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Mar 21st, 2012 at 11:47 GMT
3 points
Yeah break a leg is definitely wrong, pulling someone's leg is the correct phrase. Break a leg is a way of saying good luck in theatre, as far as I know it's actually bad luck to say "good luck"
letsgocats13
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Mar 22nd, 2012 at 03:18 GMT
1 point
Also, I'm fairly sure that "rule of thumb" isn't a rough estimate...it's more like a general guideline to live by.
Disraeli
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Mar 24th, 2012 at 23:32 GMT
2 points
Accept "spilled" for the "crying over spilt milk" question; I always hear "spilled" and it took a second to realize what was going on after that didn't work.
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