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1. If an individual were able to purchase a large, expensive home because of money he or she had obtained through an illegal activity--say, drug trafficking--what cliche or idiom would be the appropriate one to use to refer to that home and the money used to buy it?
2. Winston had fallen behind in the payment of his rent, and now that he was being threatened with eviction, he wrote a check to the landlord while he knew he did not have enough money in his bank account to cover that check. Surely enough, the check "bounced"; now Winston owed the bank an overdraft fine, and the landlord responded by posting an eviction notice on Winston's front door. Which expression below might one use to describe Winston's current situation?
3. If you were to describe someone as having an "iron hand in a velvet glove", what would you mean?
4. People will say, "I am not my brother's keeper" when they wish to disclaim responsibility. Which two brothers are the main characters in the Biblical story that gives us this expression?
5. To do something "in a trice" is to do it very soon or to do it quickly. However, one cannot help wondering why or how the expression means this. More precisely, what is a "trice"?
6. An individual who lives a life sheltered from reality and its harshness or an individual who maintains a false perception of the way the world works because of his or her idealism is said to be living in what?
7. Which expression below do some believe owes its origin to a scene from the story "Peter Pan" when Mr. Darling attempts to punish himself for the disappearance of his children?
8. If you encountered an individual who is experiencing a newly found freedom but is at the same time feeling insecure and awkward, you might say that this individual is as "independent as" a what "on ice"?
9. Tom was talking to Jerry one afternoon and was complaining about his college instructor's attitude towards him. Tom explained that the teacher had accused him of not being dedicated to learning because Tom had missed a few classes and had failed to turn in a research assignment. What might Jerry say in response to Tom, particularly if Jerry happened to agree with the instructor's criticism?
10. What does someone mean when he or she responds, "In a pig's eye"?
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