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1. When Richard said something about his
brother's surprise birthday party, he
"let the cat out of the bag."
Richard gave his brother a cat for his birthday.
Richard revealed a secret.
Richard's brother is celebrating his birthday.
2. Mr. Evans was "in the doghouse" with
his wife because he spent all day Sunday
watching football instead of helping her
clean the house.
Mr. Evans enjoys watching football.
Mr. Evans is going to build a doghouse for his
dog.
Mrs. Evans is angry with her husband.
3. When George asked Karen
how she knew that William
was getting married, she said
that she "heard it straight
from the horse's mouth."
William told Karen that he was getting married.
Karen and William are getting married.
George told Karen that he was getting married.
4. When I clean my house
today, I can also rearrange
the furniture. That way, I can
"kill two birds with one stone."
I have a lot of time to clean the house.
I can do two things at the same time.
I can rearrange the furniture after I clean the house.
5. David moved to the
countryside because living in
the city had become such a
"rat race."
David moved to the countryside because there were too many rats in the city.
David was stressed out by the hectic pace of life in the city.
David thought that the city was too dangerous.
6. Even though Mrs. Jensen is
no "spring chicken," she still
enjoys swimming and running
every day.
Mrs. Jensen is not young, but she enjoys exercising.
Mrs. Jensen doesn't eat chicken.
Mrs. Jensen is training for a marathon race.
7. The news that he had been
accepted by the University
was "music to Mike's ears."
Mike is going to study music at the university.
Mike received some very good news.
Mike enjoys listening to music.
8. Wayne doesn't know for
sure what he's going to do
tomorrow. He'll "play it by
ear."
Wayne will li sten to his friend tomorrow.
Wayne will make a definite plan for tomorrow.
Wayne won't make a definite plan for tomorrow.
9. When Robert met his
girlfriend after a long
separation, he told her that
she was a "sight for sore
eyes."
Robert told his girlfriend that he was happy to see her.
Robert told his girlfriend that his eyes were sore.
Robert told his girlfriend that she had pretty eyes.
10. Jack told his wife to
"keep her eyes peeled" for a
gas station because they
were almost out of gas.
Jack told his wife that they were out of gas.
Jack told his wife to look at the gas station.
Jack told his wife to look for a gas station.
11. The way that Cindy was
fired from her job "left a
bad taste in her mouth."
Cindy ate some strange food.
Cindy was fired because she said something rude
Cindy had some bad feeli ngs about being fired.
12. When I told my mom I
would be home around 2 am,
"she had a cow!"
My mom bought a baby cow.
My mom is really strange.
My mom was really upset.
13. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today?
Susan: Oh, "a little birdie told me!"
Jean told Susan it was her birthday.
An unnamed person told Susan about Jean's birthday.
Susan told Jean it was her birthday.
14. Oh, "he's such a scaredy
cat! "He won't get on any
fast ride.
Sam's brother is afraid to ride the roller coaster.
Sam's brother is a cat.
Sam's brother didn't go to the roller coaster.
15. When the telephone salesman told
me I could buy some concert tickets for
only $10.00 if I gave him my credit
card number, it" seemed a little fishy
to me," so I hung up the phone.
I thought the telephone salesman smelled like a fish and I didn't like that.
I thought the phone salesman was a dangerous fish and he scared me.
I thought the phone salesman was dishonest and I felt suspicious of him.
1. When Richard said something about his
brother's surprise birthday party, he
"let the cat out of the bag."
Richard gave his brother a cat for his birthday.
Richard revealed a secret.
Richard's brother is celebrating his birthday.
2. Mr. Evans was "in the doghouse" with
his wife because he spent all day Sunday
watching football instead of helping her
clean the house.
Mr. Evans enjoys watching football.
Mr. Evans is going to build a doghouse for his
dog.
Mrs. Evans is angry with her husband.
3. When George asked Karen
how she knew that William
was getting married, she said
that she "heard it straight
from the horse's mouth."
William told Karen that he was getting married.
Karen and William are getting married.
George told Karen that he was getting married.
4. When I clean my house
today, I can also rearrange
the furniture. That way, I can
"kill two birds with one stone."
I have a lot of time to clean the house.
I can do two things at the same time.
I can rearrange the furniture after I clean the house.
5. David moved to the
countryside because living in
the city had become such a
"rat race."
David moved to the countryside because there were too many rats in the city.
David was stressed out by the hectic pace of life in the city.
David thought that the city was too dangerous.
6. Even though Mrs. Jensen is
no "spring chicken," she still
enjoys swimming and running
every day.
Mrs. Jensen is not young, but she enjoys exercising.
Mrs. Jensen doesn't eat chicken.
Mrs. Jensen is training for a marathon race.
7. The news that he had been
accepted by the University
was "music to Mike's ears."
Mike is going to study music at the university.
Mike received some very good news.
Mike enjoys listening to music.
8. Wayne doesn't know for
sure what he's going to do
tomorrow. He'll "play it by
ear."
Wayne will li sten to his friend tomorrow.
Wayne will make a definite plan for tomorrow.
Wayne won't make a definite plan for tomorrow.
9. When Robert met his
girlfriend after a long
separation, he told her that
she was a "sight for sore
eyes."
Robert told his girlfriend that he was happy to see her.
Robert told his girlfriend that his eyes were sore.
Robert told his girlfriend that she had pretty eyes.
10. Jack told his wife to
"keep her eyes peeled" for a
gas station because they
were almost out of gas.
Jack told his wife that they were out of gas.
Jack told his wife to look at the gas station.
Jack told his wife to look for a gas station.
11. The way that Cindy was
fired from her job "left a
bad taste in her mouth."
Cindy ate some strange food.
Cindy was fired because she said something rude
Cindy had some bad feeli ngs about being fired.
12. When I told my mom I
would be home around 2 am,
"she had a cow!"
My mom bought a baby cow.
My mom is really strange.
My mom was really upset.
13. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today?
Susan: Oh, "a little birdie told me!"
Jean told Susan it was her birthday.
An unnamed person told Susan about Jean's birthday
Susan told Jean it was her birthday.
14. Oh, "he's such a scaredy
cat! "He won't get on any
fast ride.
Sam's brother is afraid to ride the roller coaster.
Sam's brother is a cat.
Sam's brother didn't go to the roller coaster.
15. When the telephone salesman told
me I could buy some concert tickets for
only $10.00 if I gave him my credit
card number, it" seemed a little fishy
to me," so I hung up the phone.
I thought the telephone salesman smelled like a fish and I didn't like that.
I thought the phone salesman was a dangerous fish and he scared me.
I thought the phone salesman was dishonest and I felt suspicious of him.
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