1. “He’s always trying to __________; he’s very competitive.”
2. “We were planning to go out, but it started raining __________.”
3. “It’s time to stop worrying and __________.”
4. “I don’t have all day, so let’s __________.”
5. “They’re __________; you can always rely on them.”
6. “I don’t believe him; it sounds like he’s __________.”
7. “Her idea to start her own business really __________.”
8. “He said he’d help us, but he really __________.”
9. “We’ve done everything we can; now we just have to __________.”
10. “The traffic was terrible, so we barely __________.”
Answer Key with Read Aloud
1. “One-up everyone” – “He’s always trying to one-up everyone; he’s very competitive.”
2. “Cats and dogs” – “We were planning to go out, but it started raining cats and dogs.”
3. “Take it easy” – “It’s time to stop worrying and take it easy.”
4. “Get to the point” – “I don’t have all day, so let’s get to the point.”
5. “Solid as a rock” – “They’re solid as a rock; you can always rely on them.”
6. “Making it up” – “I don’t believe him; it sounds like he’s making it up.”
7. “Paid off” – “Her idea to start her own business really paid off.”
8. “Left us high and dry” – “He said he’d help us, but he really left us high and dry.”
9. “Wait and see” – “We’ve done everything we can; now we just have to wait and see.”
10. “Made it on time” – “The traffic was terrible, so we barely made it on time.”
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