¨hands are tied¨ The guy in the bank who approves loans said his hands were tied and he a. can't untie them b. would be happy to give us the loan c. couldn't approve our loan
c. couldn't approve our loan
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¨(your) heart goes out to (someone) ¨ The president said his heart went out to a. all the earthquake victims b. all his old girlfriends c. all the money he lost
a. all the earthquake victims
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¨heart is in the right place¨ Linda's heart is in the right place and she always tries to a. do things to help people b. make a good living c. take advantage of people
a. do things to help people
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¨a bad hair day¨ If you're having a bad hair day a. you've had a terrible haircut b. nothing's going right for you c. you don't care what people think about you
b. nothing's going right for you
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¨hit the roof¨ The movie's director hit the roof when the actress a. forgot her lines b. did her scene perfectly c. kissed him on the cheek
a. forgot her lines
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¨make yourself at home¨ I said Make yourself at home after a. inviting my friends inside b. arriving at my friend's house c. driving my friend to the airport
a. inviting my friends inside
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¨run-of-the-mill¨ Natasha says she's tired of going to run-of-the-mill restaurants every night. She wants to a. go somewhere special b. go somewhere cheap c. go somewhere normal
a. go somewhere special
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¨the writing | handwriting is on the wall¨ The writing had been on the wall for a few months, so no-one was surprised when the restaurant a. finally closed down b. closed for renovations c. opened a second branch
a. finally closed down
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¨a knight in shining armor¨ My car broke down and I was stuck on the side of the road until a knight in shining armour came and a. took me away on the back of his horse b. told me all about dungeons and dragons c. fixed my ca
c. fixed my car for me
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¨at the drop of a hat¨ Jenny changes jobs at the drop of a hat a. after months of careful planning b. and takes ages to make up her mind c. whenever she gets a good offer
c. whenever she gets a good offer
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¨deep pockets¨ Harold has very deep pockets, and a. he doesn't have much money b. he keeps losing his keys c. he spends a lot of money
c. he spends a lot of money
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¨fill somebody's shoes¨ Ben's been a very good accountant for the firm, but now we need someone who can fill his shoes because a. his shoes are empty b. the company is closing down c. Ben's starting his own business
c. Ben's starting his own business
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¨hot under the collar¨ Henry always gets hot under the collar when he thinks people are a. trying to cheat him b. doing a good job c. treating him well
a. trying to cheat him
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¨kill the goose that lays the golden egg¨ If people find something that makes them a lot of money, they often kill the goose that laid the golden egg because of a. their kindness b. their greed c. their anger
b. their greed
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¨out of the blue¨ The economic crash came out of the blue. Nobody a. had predicted it b. had minded it c. had understood it
a. had predicted it
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¨paint the town red¨ We're heading out to paint the town red tonight, so don't forget to a. bring plenty of cash b. bring your paint brushes c. bring your laptop
