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1. What was the title of the comic strip by "Pop" Momand that first appeared in print in 1913 and helped to make popular the idiom used to describe the behavior of an individual who is trying to achieve the social and financial status of his or her neighbor?
2. I was part of a committee put together to hire a new manager for our company. One of the committee members said, "We should hire Mr. Farbarker. He knows the ropes". What did this person mean by "knows the ropes"?
3. The origin of the expression "kill the fatted calf" is found in the Bible. Considering the meaning of the expression, can you tell me which story from the Bible is the source of this expression?
4. If you were attempting to express that you wanted everything, the whole lot of what was available, what would be the phrase that would best help you to express that want?
5. Which expression below means "to stay calm" and was probably influenced by a particular custom of some men who were about to engage in a physical fight or a duel?
6. At the office, Richard explained to me that he was not going to complain to his supervisor about a recent policy change that was creating a great amount of inconvenience for many employees. When I asked him why, he said, "I know what side my bread is buttered on". What did he mean?
7. If you wanted to sustain an activity at a brisk rate, what, according to the expression, would you want to "keep boiling"?
8. If someone wanted to accomplish two tasks simultaneously with only one action, what would he or she want to do to "two birds" with "one stone"?
9. If you were doing your best to remain stoical and refrain from showing emotion, what expression best explains what you were trying to do?
10. What is generally accepted as the best explanation of how "kick the bucket" came to be used as an expression meaning "to die"?
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