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6th Grade
09/09/2012
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Pot calling the kettle black
 Definition
When you criticize someone for having a fault that you also have.
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Eat your words
 Definition
To take back what you have said.
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Chickens come home
 Definition
Evil words or actions come back to haunt you.
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Egg on your face
 Definition
To be very embarrassed for something that you did or said.
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Eat crow
 Definition
Taking back something that you once said.
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Cast the first stones
 Definition
To be the first to attack, blame, or criticize.
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Eat humble pie
 Definition
Taking back something that you once said or admit your mistakes or weaknesses.
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Eat your hat
 Definition
A statement that is made when you are sure something that will happen.
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Right off the bat.
 Definition
Immediately, spontaneously, and without delay.
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He who hesitates is lost
 Definition
If you wait too long before you do something, It may be too late.
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Jump the gun
 Definition
To be hasty and do or say something before it is time.
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Take the bull by the horns
 Definition
To take action and stop hesitating.
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Shake a leg
 Definition
To hurry up and go faster.
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Down to the wire
 Definition
Running out of time or at the last minute.
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Chomp at the bit
 Definition
to be impatient to start and enthusiastic to do something
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Procastination is the thief of time
 Definition
If you wait, you may not have enough time left to do it when you finally get started.
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Fish or cut bait
 Definition
Do one thing or another, but stop delaying.
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On the double
 Definition
Very quickly and at a fast pace.
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Eleventh hour
 Definition
At the last possible moment.
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At the drop of a hat
 Definition
Right away, immediately.
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Asleep at the switch
 Definition
Not attending to a job or not reacting quickly.
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Low man on the totem pole
 Definition
the lowest ranking person in the group.
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Backseat driver
 Definition
A bossy person who orders another person around.
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Head hancho
 Definition
The person in charge.
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Take a backseat
 Definition
To be in an inferior position, to take second place.
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Upper crust
 Definition
Important people.
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Blind leading the blind
 Definition
The uninformed trying to inform or lead others.
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Top banana
 Definition
The leading person or the boss.
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Play second fiddle
 Definition
To be a follower or in an inferior position.
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Throw your weight around
 Definition
To use one's power in a mean and threatening way, to be bossy.
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Call the shots
 Definition
To make the decisions or to be in charge.
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Carry the ball
 Definition
To be in charge or to be responsible.
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In the driver's seat
 Definition
A person who is in control and has authority.
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Burn yourself out
 Definition
To overwork yourself and become exhausted.
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Peice of cake
 Definition
An easy and pleasant task.
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Quick on the draw
 Definition
Ready, alert, and quick to respond.
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Busy as a beaver
 Definition
Working hard and at a steady pace.
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With flying colors
 Definition
With ease and success.
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Cooking with gas
 Definition
Performing with skill and getting the job done.
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Quick on the uptake
 Definition
Ready, alert and quick to respond.
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Burn the candle at both ends
 Definition
To overwork yourself and become exhausted.
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Quick on the trigger
 Definition
Ready, alert and quick to respond.
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Busy as a bee
 Definition
Working hard and at a steady pace.
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Easy as rolling of a log
 Definition
Really easy.
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Elbow grease
 Definition
Hard manual labor.
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Easy as pie
 Definition
An easy and pleasant task.
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Well begun is half done
 Definition
If you start something off well, it will be easy to finish.
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Bite the bullet
 Definition
To prepare for a necessary but an unpleasant job or situation.
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Put your shoulder to the wheel
 Definition
To work very hard.
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Little strokes fell great oaks
 Definition
A task my seem overwhelming, but if you break it into small pieces, you can get the job done.
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Keep your nose to the grindstone
 Definition
To force yourself to work hard all the time.
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Eager beaver
 Definition
Working hard and at a steady pace.
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Burn the midnight oil
 Definition
To stay up very late in order to get a job done.
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Bit off more than you can chew
 Definition
Taking on more work or responsibilities than one can handle.
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Eating you
 Definition
bothering and upsetting.
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Blow your top
 Definition
To lose your temper suddenly and becomes very angry
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Get your hackeles up
 Definition
To annoy someone and make him or her angry or embarrased.
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Hit the wall
 Definition
To lose your temper suddenly and become very angry.
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Catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
 Definition
More can be accomplished by being pleasant than by being disagreeable.
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Foam at the mouth
 Definition
To be very angry.
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Get your back up
 Definition
To annoy someone and make him or her angry or embarrassed.
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Drive you nuts
 Definition
To make someone angry or confused.
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Hot under the collar
 Definition
Very angry or upset.
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Mad as a wet hen
 Definition
Very upset and angry, ready to fight.
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Have a bone to pick with you
 Definition
To have a argument or try to settle a disagreement with someone.
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Jump down your throat
 Definition
To talk or scream at someone in a angry way.
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Drive you crazy
 Definition
To make someone angry or confused.
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Get up on the wrong side of the bed
 Definition
A person is in a bad mood.
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Chip on your shoulder
 Definition
When someone is in a bad mood.
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Get your goat
 Definition
To annoy someone and make him or her angry or embarrassed.
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On the warpath
 Definition
In a very angry or bad mood, irritated.
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Fly off the handle
 Definition
To lose your temper.
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Hit the ceiling
 Definition
To lose your temper suddenly and become very angry.
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Blow your stack
 Definition
To lose your temper suddenly and become very angry.
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Hit the roof
 Definition
To lose your temper suddenly and become very angry.
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