Idioms - They're a Piece of ___!

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Across
  1. 2. I'm not certain, but I'm going to "go out on a ___" and guess anyway.
  2. 5. She didn't want all of her "skeletons in the ___" to be revealed on the Jerry Springer show.
  3. 9. Sometimes there's "more than ___ the eye" and you have to get to know someone a little longer.
  4. 11. His decision to cheat on his girlfriend was the final "nail in the __" and she broke up with him for good.
  5. 13. Please don't react to his foolishness and "fan the _____"
  6. 15. Being a great athlete takes "blood, ____, and tears"
  7. 16. My cat is so old he's "living on ____ time"
  8. 17. Ms. Malone said that "heads will ___" if students don't do their homework.
  9. 19. He's no fun at parties; he's a real "wet ___"
  10. 20. Ms. Malone gave everyone extra homework and decided to "____ the whip"
  11. 21. She decided to fight "____ and nail" for her struggling marriage.
  12. 23. Grandpa says he's no longer a "spring ___"
  13. 24. Let's not worry about that yet -- let's "cross that ___" when it happens.
  14. 25. We're just going to hang out and "shoot the ____"
  15. 27. Don't give in to his attempt to bully you; you need to "stand your ___"
  16. 28. Don't try to tell me that you weren't part of the problem, since "it takes two to ____!"
Down
  1. 1. That tornado came a little "too ___ for comfort" last night.
  2. 3. I know it seems like a crazy idea, but trust me -- there really is a "____ to my madness."
  3. 4. Everyone was afraid to address the problem and talk about the "___ in the room"
  4. 6. He refused to take responsibility and chose to "_____ the buck" instead.
  5. 7. Mom doesn't want to know the truth so she "buries her head in the ____"
  6. 8. Ms. Taylor already knew that Ms. Malone had been arrested; she had already "_____ it through the
  7. 10. I hated to spoil the surprise and "___ the beans"
  8. 12. It shouldn't surprise me that they're great friends since "birds of a feather _____ together."
  9. 14. They must be out of options; they're "scraping the ___ of the barrel"
  10. 18. I don't like to just do what's popular and "jump on the ___" just because everyone else is.
  11. 19. You need to "___ down" and get your homework finished!
  12. 22. You don't have to keep lecturing me -- no need to "beat a dead ___."
  13. 24. You'll get more "____ for your buck" if you wait for the sale.
  14. 26. I know you have a great plan, but what will happen when the "rubber meets the ___?"