Idioms and Phra...

Janet gushed over the sculpture in the antique shop, but Kevin thought that the craftsmanship was merely run of the mill.

After Michael missed three shots in a row and passed the ball to a player on the other team, the boys were only up by two and they suspected that Michael would be the Achilles 'heel of the team.

Lyle chose Marco for his partner, thinking that it would be fun to work with his best friend, but now that the project was due tomorrow and the boys had nothing done, Lyle realized that he should have hitched his horse to a different wagon.

The prosecutor knew that the councilman had stolen public funds, but she wanted to get all of her ducks in a row before she charged him with a crime.

Vince knew that if he wanted to get into college, he 'd have to keep his nose to the grindstone all senior year.

Mrs. March was afraid of leaving the student teacher with her third period class because she feared that the student teacher was a bit too green to be left alone with such a wild bunch.

I know that Catherine has been really unpleasant toward you, Alvin, but take it with a grain of salt: she 's mean to everyone.

Ever since country western super group The Mountain Boys started wearing stovepipe hats, those hats have been selling like hotcakes.

After promising to go to Beth 's parent 's cabin for the weekend, Molly got invited to the coolest party of the year and now Molly is really in a pickle.

Even though Lucas had been bullying the new kid since the beginning of the year, Lucas shed his crocodile tears after the principal caught him and threatened him with suspension.