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PRACTICE THE IDIOMS

Ted is angry at Nicole because she didnt do a good job on his chem-
istry homework. Fill in the blanks using the following idioms:

give me a break cheer you up
sure thing for sure
put the blame on me live with it
give it my best shot messed up

Ted: Nicole, my teacher gave me back my chemistry home-

work. I got a terrible grade! I thought
you'd help me get an “A+.”

Nicole: I’m sorry. I really did , but

I guess it wasn’t good enough.

Ted: Not good enough? That’s right. You really
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Nicole: You never should’ve asked me to do your homework.
Don’t try to for your bad grades.

Ted: Yes, my mistake. I thought you were a

!

Nicole: So you’ll get a bad grade in chemistry. Just learn to
. Here, take one of Mom’s

cookies. It’ll help

Ted: You think a stupid cookie will cheer me up?

!

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