IDIOMS

4. – To work or study late into the night is to "burn the ____ oil" (8 letters). (Answer: MIDNIGHT)
6. – To ignore someone on purpose is to give them the “____ shoulder” (4 letters).
8. – To study very hard for an exam is to "hit the ____" (5 letters).
10. – If you are undecided between two options, you are "sitting on the ____" (5 letters).
12. – If you feel slightly ill, you are “under the ____” (7 letters).
15. – If you are extremely happy, you are on “____ nine” (5 letters).
16. – If something is very easy, it’s a “____ of cake” (5 letters).

1. – To be "____ red-handed" means to be discovered while doing something wrong (6 letters).
2. – To “break the ____” means to start a conversation in a social situation (3 letters).
3. – If something happens very unexpectedly, it happens “out of the ____” (4 letters).
4. – The final problem in a series of problems that makes you lose your patience is "the ____ straw" (4 letters).
5. – When two people agree completely, they see “eye to ____” (3 letters).
7. – If something is extremely expensive, it “____ an arm and a leg” (5 letters).
8. – To reveal a secret is to “spill the ____” (5 letters).
9. – If you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity, you “missed the ____” (4 letters).
10. – To "____ the music" means to accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions (4 letters).
11. – If someone is joking with you, they are “pulling your ____” (3 letters).
13. – When a situation is no longer under control, it gets “out of ____” (4 letters).
14. – To hear news directly from the original source is to hear it “from the horse’s ____” (5 letters).
15. – If you want the best of both worlds even though it's impossible, you want to "have your ____ and eat it too" (4 letters).
17. – If you haven't made a plan yet and will decide as you go, you "play it by ____" (3 letters).