old wives' ________ (a piece of advice or a theory, often related to matters of health, that was believed in the past but is now known to be wrong)
story
advice
recommendation
tale
15
as the ________ flies (describes a distance when measured in a straight line)
bird
eagle
crow
raven
15
be ____` large (If someone dangerous is ____ large, they are not in prison.)
on
around
by
at
15
be in the __________ (If you are in the ___________, you have done something to make people angry or annoyed with you.)
cathouse
snakepit
doghouse
bearhouse
15
to the __________ (all the way through, or very badly: I was frozen/chilled to the ________ after waiting so long for the bus.))
blood
bone
basic
heart
15
dog-____-dog (used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people)
eat
kill
fight
murder
15
don’t give up your ______ job (used for telling someone that you do not think they are very good at something)
normal
light
day
usual
15
face the _______ (to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done)
cell
prison
gallows
music
15
get nowhere _______ (to completely fail to achieve something)
quick
fast
slowly
ordinarily
15
preach to the _______ (to try to persuade people who already agree with you)
believers
church
choir
ministery
15
have many irons in the ______(to be involved with many activities or jobs at the same time or to make certain that there are always several possibilities available)
toolbox
fire
attic
shed
15
the gift of ______ (the ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you)
speech
talk
chat
gab
15
hear (something) through/on the _________
coast
grapevine
banana tree
fog
15
in ______ daylight (If a crime is committed in ______ daylight, it happens during the day, when it could have been seen and prevented)
full
broad
open
bright
15
in the ________ (in real life, and not on TV, in a film, in a picture, etc.)
bones
body
skin
flesh
15
in the ______ of time (at the last possible moment)