Pick the answer which you feel is best. Feel free to take a peek at the hints section - there is a sample using the idiom there. This version is low tech (for those who prefer not to use JavaScript!). Please use a pencil and paper to record your right and wrong answers.

1) Achilles' Heel means

a) a foot diseaseSORRY.	c) a weaknessRIGHT!
b) a sportSORRY.	d) a constellationSORRY.
Hints: Example: I want to lose weight, but chips and chocolate are my Achilles' Heel.

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2) Baker's Dozen means

a) 12 SORRY.	c) a type of cookie SORRY.
b) 13RIGHT!	d) a type of pieSORRY.
Hints:Example: We went to the Donut Factory, and they gave us a Baker's Dozen for the price of 12.

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3) Chill Out means

a) a kind of diseaseSORRY.	c) relax RIGHT!
b) turn on the A/C SORRY.	d) turn on the heaterSORRY.
Hints: Example: I always get so hyper my friends always tell me to chill out.

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4) Down in the Dumps means.

a) swallow a drinkSORRY.	c) depressedRIGHT!
b) shopping for a discountSORRY.	d) codexSORRY.
Hints:Example: My friend was so down in the dumps, she took an overdose of prescription medicine.

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5) Fly Off the Handle means

a) an insect SORRY.	c) use a cheap airlineSORRY.
b) a place in TexasSORRY.	d) get very angry RIGHT!
Hints: Example: When the computer technician was called out of bed at midnight to go and answer a service call, he found the only problem was they forgot to plug in the computer, and he flew off the handle.

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6) Get the Lead Out means

a) to do the laundrySORRY.	c) to do the dishes SORRY.
b) to work or walk fasterRIGHT!	d) to use unleaded gasolineSORRY.
Hints:Example: The production staff was moving so slowing and the orders were so backlogged, the plant manager yelled at them to get the lead out.

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7) Hit the Hay means

a) go to bedRIGHT!	c) feed a horseSORRY.
b) go to workSORRY.	d) work on a farmSORRY.
Hints: Example: The children were so tired after their day at the amusement park, they all hit the hay early.

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8) In a Nutshell means

a) on a dietSORRY.	c) brieflyRIGHT!
b) anything fatteningSORRY.	d) anything difficult to accomplishSORRY.
Hints:Example: In a nutshell, company profits are down, and the president has ordered us to increase sales and cut travel expenses.

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9) Jump the Gun means

a) start a raceSORRY.	c) act dangerouslySORRY.
b) finish a jobSORRY.	d) act prematurelyRIGHT!
Hints:Example: The CEO jumped the gun when she announced the new company web site, before it was finished.

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10) Keep Your Shirt on means

a) you are healthySORRY.	c) be patientRIGHT!
b) keep warmSORRY.	d) a refusalSORRY.
Hints:Example: Keep your shirt on, I'll be with you in a minute.

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