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Talk! What is your favorite cup of Joe? How often do you drink it?

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Talk! Have you ever cried crocodile tears? When and why?

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Talk! Have you ever called someones bluff? What happened next?

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Talk! Why do you think people sometimes spill the beans?

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Talk! What was the last window of opportunity that you had? What did you do?

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Talk! Have you ever had a bone to pick with a friend?

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Talk! What is something you consider good for the soul?

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Talk! Do you think it's good to bounce ideas off of other people?

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DEFINE! Skeleton in the closet

a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret

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DEFINE! Kill two birds with one stone

achieve two aims at once

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DEFINE! All your eggs in one basket

This is a piece of advice which means that one should not concentrate all efforts and resources in one area as one could lose everything

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DEFINE Cry over spilled milk

to waste time feeling sorry about an earlier mistake or problem that cannot be changed

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DEFINE! Sweep under the rug

to hide something damaging or unpleasant and try to keep it secret

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DEFINE! Fishing for compliments

try to make people say good things about you

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Ask a question: Clean slate

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Ask a question: Bigger fish to fry

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