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Let's start off with an easy one. Complete this proverb: The early ___ catches the worm.

Sunrise beach ocean tide nature morning

Clock
Bird
Child
Doctor

Cool! 👍

Doh! 🤬

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Complete this proverb: Beauty is only ___ deep.

Beauty beautiful young woman

Lipstick
Dollar
Smile
Skin

Awesome!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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Finish the popular expression: "You can't make a(n) ___ without breaking an egg."

Egg McMuffin

Toast
Omelette
Sandwich
Hard-boiled egg

Absolutely right! 👍

Nope, sorry. 😢

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If people consider you to be a good, honorable person, then they might refer to you as the "salt of the ___".

Table Salt

Stars
Earth
Sea
Sun

Way to go!

Doh! 🤬

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A son who is like his father, can be said to be a chip off the old ___.

Father and son child

Cheese
Tree
Block
Nail

You're doing great!

That was incorrect.

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Here's an old one: "I don't ___ my cabbage twice." How would you fill in this phrase?

Cabbage

Chew
Boil
Fry
Shred

Outstanding!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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Complete this proverb: Take it with a grain of ___.

Ancient Grain

Magic
Flour
Salt
Sand

Bravo!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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Complete this proverb: Back ___ square one.

Decisions Decide Choices career path

On top of
To
In
On

Sweet!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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This interesting phrase dates back to the 1950s. Pick out the final word in the saying, "More bang for your ___".

Big Bang

Buck
Doe
Elk
Moose

Fantastic! 🥳

Having difficulty with this one?

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Complete this proverb: Keep your hands ___.

Nervous anxious hands

Dry
Green
Young
Clean

Brilliant! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

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You're at the halfway point! Something that is very common is said to be ___ a dozen.

Dozen donuts doughnuts

A quarter
A dollar
A penny
A dime

Thumbs up! 👍

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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What words are missing from the expression "Don't _ the _ unless you can walk the walk"?

Walking on street

Gawk
Bike
Trek
Talk

Fabulous!

Not quite.

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Complete this saying: Don't put all your ___ in the same basket.

Basket weaving

Tomatoes
Eggs
Potatoes
Chickens

Marvelous!

Doh! 🤬

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"You can't get ___ from a turnip" should be a familiar phrase to anyone who's tried to get a broke friend to pick up the tab. Do you know how to finish this common phrase?

White Turnips

Gravy
Soup
Water
Blood

Impressive! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

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Someone is illogical or insane may be described as "crazy as a ___ sandwich".

Sandwich

Rubber
Clown
Banana
Soup

Way to go!

Doh! 🤬

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One should seize the moment for "_ and _ wait for no man." Which words are missing from this phrase?

Positive People Freedom

Life/love
Death / taxes
Time/tide
Age/beauty

Brilliant! 👍

Not quite.

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Complete this Latin expression: Quid pro ___.

The Silence Of The Lambs

Dough
Doh
Sow
Quo

Nice going!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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You're almost at the end, I promise. An involuntary response to something would be called a '___ jerk reaction'. Where on the body is this idiom referring to?

tickle

Knee
Head
Mouth
Toe

Good job!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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You do not need to be a seamstress to complete the following proverb: A stitch in time, saves ___,

Sewing needle thread thimble

Four
Nine
Eight
Six

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Doh! 🤬

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And here's the final one: a ___'s ransom is used idiomically to describe a large sum of money.

Money Hundred Dollar Bills Cash US dollar

Knight
Queen
King
Prince

Way to go!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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