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A Lot Of People Can't Complete These Common Figures Of Speech — Can You?

Figures Of Speech Fill-In-The-Blank Quiz

Can You Complete These Common Figures Of Speech?

Bush

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the \_\_\_\_."  


"I'm so excited, I'll be there with \_\_\_\_ on!"

"Looks like the \_\_\_\_ out of the bag!"

"I work hard to bring home the \_\_\_\_\_!"

"Are we going to talk about the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in the room?

"Tonight we're going to paint the town \_\_\_!"  


And finally:  
  
"You're the bee's \_\_\_\_\_!"  


Okay, so you're not super familiar with all the strange, curious, wonderful words humans like to put together in the English language, but that's not really on you — some of these are just plain weird, truth be told.

Lost in Translation

You're familiar with some — but not all — of these truly strange phrases that people use all of the time. Heck, maybe a few of these are way older than you! But please feel free to add some of this genuine weirdness to your everyday conversations.

Middle of the Road

Get it? Instead of...turn of phrase...okay, never mind. Either way, you sure do know all about the weird things humans say! Nicely done, friend!

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A Lot Of People Can't Complete These Common Figures Of Speech — Can You?

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