Sentence : Her favorite random moments began when she asked a question and it was answered with something off the wall like, miss williams, did you know that my brother got sick last night?
Hint : To be off the wall is to be strange, wacky or unusual, but in this context the person answering the question did something that was boring or expected

Her favorite random moments began when she asked a question and it was answered with something unusual or unexpected like, miss williams, did you know that my brother got sick last night?

Her favorite random moments began when she asked a question and it was answered with something boring or expected like, miss williams, did you know that my brother got sick last night?.

Her favorite random moments began when she asked a question and it was answered with something unusual or unexpected like, miss williams, did you know that my brother got sick last night?


Sentence : And that presupposes madison doesn't do something totally off the wall.
Hint : To do something off the wall is to do something strange or unusual, but the context describes Madison doing something expected and mundane.

And that presupposes Madison doesn't do something expected and mundane.

And that presupposes Madison doesn't do something crazy and unexpected.

And that presupposes Madison doesn't do something crazy and unexpected.


Sentence : In fact, he acted like he didn't even notice my old as the hills shirt and holey sweats.
Hint : To be old as the hills is to be very old, but the context describes the shirt and sweats as brand new and trendy.

In fact, he acted like he didn't even notice my brand new and trendy shirt and holey sweats.

In fact, he acted like he didn't even notice my ancient and extremely old shirt and holey sweats.

In fact, he acted like he didn't even notice my ancient and extremely old shirt and holey sweats.


Sentence : She had been old as the hills for as long as I could remember.
Hint : To be old as the hills means to be very old, but in this context she is described as being relatively young.

She had been relatively young for as long as I could remember.

She had been very old for as long as I could remember.

She had been very old for as long as I could remember.


Sentence : But I don't want to be fighting on a full stomach, so I might as well keep my muscles warm.
Hint : To be on a full stomach means to have just eaten to the point of being full, but in this context the person wants to fight without having eaten anything.

But I don't want to be fighting immediately after eating a lot, so I might as well keep my muscles warm.

But I don't want to be fighting without eating anything, so I might as well keep my muscles warm.

But I don't want to be fighting immediately after eating a lot, so I might as well keep my muscles warm.


Sentence : I'm on a roll.
Hint : To be on a roll is to experience a successful period without any setbacks, but this context describes a streak of failures

I'm experiencing a terrible streak of failure after failure.

I'm experiencing a great streak of success without any failures.

I'm experiencing a great streak of success without any failures.


Sentence : For the last two years, he had been holding it together on a shoestring.
Hint : To be on a shoestring means to be on a very tight or limited financial budget, but this context describes holding it together by spending a lot of money

For the last two years, he had been holding it together with very little money.

For the last two years, he had been holding it together by spending a lot of money.

For the last two years, he had been holding it together with very little money.


Sentence : They had suddenly gone from comfortable to living on a shoestring and being behind on something as important as their mortgage.
Hint : To be on a shoestring means to be on a very tight or limited financial budget, but in this context they were living very lavishly

They had suddenly gone from comfortable to living within a very tight financial budget and being behind on something as important as their mortgage.

They had suddenly gone from comfortable to living very lavishly and within a large financial budget and being behind on something as important as their mortgage.

They had suddenly gone from comfortable to living within a very tight financial budget and being behind on something as important as their mortgage.


Sentence : He ultimately handed me a job on a silver platter.
Hint : To hand someone a job on a silver platter means to give them the job without any effort required on their part, but in this context the person receiving the job did put in a lot of effort

He ultimately handed me a job with no effort required on my part.

He ultimately handed me a job after I put in a lot of hard work and dedication.

He ultimately handed me a job with no effort required on my part.


Sentence : The world had always been handed to her on a silver platter.
Hint : To be handed something on a silver platter means that it was given to one without having to put forth any effort, but this context describes the world being given to her after a lot of hard work

The world had always been given to her after putting in a lot of hard work and struggle.

The world had always been given to her effortlessly and without any difficulty.

The world had always been given to her effortlessly and without any difficulty.


Sentence : The torch was switched on and off twice.
Hint : On and off means irresolute or wavering, but staying on is the opposite of this.

The torch was switched back and forth twice.

The torch was switched on and stayed on twice.

The torch was switched back and forth twice.


Sentence : I prance back over to my suitcase feeling like I'm on cloud nine.
Hint : To be on cloud nine is to be in a state of extreme euphoric happiness, but this context describes feeling the opposite i.e feeling displeased and unhappy

I skip back over to my suitcase feeling delighted and extremely happy.

I sluggishly walk back over to my suitcase feeling displeased and unhappy.

I skip back over to my suitcase feeling delighted and extremely happy.


Sentence : She never thought it was possible to be walking on cloud nine.
Hint : To be on cloud nine is to be in a state of extreme euphoric happiness, but this context describes the opposite state of being sad and depressed.

She never thought it was possible to be elated and overjoyed.

She never thought it was possible to be sad and depressed.

She never thought it was possible to be elated and overjoyed.


Sentence : Lawlessness prevailed, the kind of mind-sick violence that left people on edge .”
Hint : To be on edge means to be tense, nervous and irritable, but in this context the people are left relaxed, content and pleased

Lawlessness prevailed, the kind of mind-sick violence that left people relaxed, content and pleased.

Lawlessness prevailed, the kind of mind-sick violence that left people tense, nervous and irritable.

Lawlessness prevailed, the kind of mind-sick violence that left people tense, nervous and irritable.


Sentence : I don't want to always be on edge around you.
Hint : To be on edge means to be tense, nervous and irritable, and this is how the speaker feels around the other person and not relaxed , calm  or content.

I don't want to always be relaxed, calm and content around you.

I don't want to always be tense, nervous and irritable around you.

I don't want to always be tense, nervous and irritable around you.


Sentence : Luis introduced thomas to jase, then put the shad on ice and took hunter upstairs to bathe him.
Hint : To put something on ice means to detain or confine it in isolation, but the context describes leaving Shad in the company of others

Luis introduced Thomas to Jase, then did left Shad in an estemeed company of a room full of people and took Hunter upstairs to bathe him.

Luis introduced Thomas to Jase, then left Shad alone in detention or confinement and took Hunter upstairs to bathe him.

Luis introduced Thomas to Jase, then left Shad alone in detention or confinement and took Hunter upstairs to bathe him.


Sentence : So I hauled him in, and quent put him on ice for questioning and processing.
Hint : To be on ice means to be detained or confined in isolation, but in this context quent put him in a position of comfort

So I hauled him in, and quent put him in detention for questioning and processing.

So I hauled him in, and quent put him in a position to be very comfortable for questioning and processing.

So I hauled him in, and quent put him in detention for questioning and processing.


Sentence : On paper, what julian and ruth wanted to prove was straightforward enough.
Hint : To be on paper means to be hypothetical or in theory, but in this context what they wanted to prove was practical

Theoretically, what Julian and Ruth wanted to prove was straightforward enough.

Practically, what Julian and Ruth wanted to prove was straightforward enough.

Theoretically, what Julian and Ruth wanted to prove was straightforward enough.


Sentence : Lord above, woman, don't play dumb with me.
Hint : To play dumb means to pretend that one has no knowledge, but in this context the speaker is asking the woman to act like she knows everything

Lord above, woman, don't try to act like you know everything in the universe.

Lord above, woman, don't try to act like you don't know what's going on.

Lord above, woman, don't try to act like you don't know what's going on.


Sentence : Don't play dumb.
Hint : To play dumb means to pretend to have no knowledge, but this context is telling the person to act smart and intelligent instead.


Sentence : You think he'd still be in belgium if he could pull strings for a monaco transfer?
Hint : To pull strings is to use power or influence to get what one wants, but in this context he would be using his weakness instead

You think he'd still be in Belgium if he could use his weakness or bad reputation to get for a monaco transfer?.

You think he'd still be in Belgium if he could use his power or influence to get a monaco transfer?

You think he'd still be in Belgium if he could use his power or influence to get a monaco transfer?


Sentence : Tatiana has been in turns glamorized, lionized, put on a pedestal and made to look like yesterday's news - all in one sitting.
Hint : To put on a pedestal means to see someone or something as perfect or wonderful, but in this context Tatiana has been seen as the worst thing ever.

Tatiana has been in turns glamorized, idolized, and made to look like the worst thing ever - all in one sitting.

Tatiana has been in turns glamorized, idolized, and made to look like the best thing ever - all in one sitting.

Tatiana has been in turns glamorized, idolized, and made to look like the best thing ever - all in one sitting.


Sentence : I'd give anything to go back to you just being an amazing actor that I put on a pedestal.
Hint : To put on a pedestal means to see someone or something as perfect, but in this context the speaker wants to go back to seeing the actor as imperfect

I'd do anything to go back to you just being an amazing actor that I disregarded and saw as imperfect.

I'd do anything to go back to you just being an amazing actor that I worshipped and saw as perfect.

I'd do anything to go back to you just being an amazing actor that I worshipped and saw as perfect.


Sentence : She's now had to put on hold.
Hint : To put on hold means to temporarily stop an activity, but in this context she's had to permanently continue


Sentence : I didn't like him enough to put up with that shit.
Hint : To put up with someone or something means to endure or abide by it, but this context describes rejecting it instead.

I didn't like him enough to reject or protest against that shit.

I didn't like him enough to endure or abide with that shit.

I didn't like him enough to endure or abide with that shit.


Sentence : The grove only takes the top thirty drama candidates from the two thousand who will be auditioning over the next few days, so put your best foot forward.
Hint : To put your best foot forward means to embark on an undertaking with as much speed, effort, and determination as possible, but in this context the speaker is telling the candidate not to bother trying too hard.

The grove only takes the top thirty drama candidates from the two thousand who will be auditioning over the next few days, so don't bother trying too hard and just do the bare minimum.

The grove only takes the top thirty drama candidates from the two thousand who will be auditioning over the next few days, so try your hardest and give it your all.

The grove only takes the top thirty drama candidates from the two thousand who will be auditioning over the next few days, so try your hardest and give it your all.


Sentence : So when you do finally have the chance to meet him, it's allowing you to put your best foot forward to secure his interest.”
Hint : To put your best foot forward typically means to try to act as an ideal version of oneself, but in this context it is used to make a terrible first impression

So when you do finally have the chance to meet him, it's allowing you to make a terrible first impression to secure his interest..

So when you do finally have the chance to meet him, it's allowing you to make a great first impression and trying to impress him as much as possible.

So when you do finally have the chance to meet him, it's allowing you to make a great first impression and trying to impress him as much as possible.


Sentence : Just like you couldn't go back after you put your foot down and told them you will have a say in your next album or else.
Hint : To put your foot down means to be unyielding or inflexible in your position, but the speaker was not assertive or unyielding in their statement

Just like you couldn't go back after you stated your position very reluctantly and quietly without being assertive at all and told them you will have a say in your next album or else.

Just like you couldn't go back after you stated your position very rigidly and unyieldingly and told them you will have a say in your next album or else.

Just like you couldn't go back after you stated your position very rigidly and unyieldingly and told them you will have a say in your next album or else.


Sentence : When you are hideous as him and romance strikes, the last thing you need is to open your mouth and put your foot in it.
Hint : To put your foot in it means to say something foolish that could potentially mess something up, but in this context the speaker is warning against not saying something intelligent to make thoings better.

When you are as ugly as him and romance strikes, the last thing you need is to open your mouth and mess it up by saying something stupid.

When you are as ugly as him and romance strikes, the last thing you need is to open your mouth and make it better by saying something intelligent.

When you are as ugly as him and romance strikes, the last thing you need is to open your mouth and mess it up by saying something stupid.


Sentence : Marvin tried to save face by contributing something.
Hint : To save face is to try to regain favorable standing after something embarrassing has happened, but in this context Marvin was trying to cause humiliation instead.

Marvin tried to cause humiliation and lose all favorable standing by contributing something.

Marvin tried to avoid humiliation and regain favorable standing by contributing something.

Marvin tried to avoid humiliation and regain favorable standing by contributing something.


Sentence : The government seems to finally be seeing the light.
Hint : To see the light means to understand or come to accept something, but this context suggests that the government has been asleep and not understanding what has been going on.

The government seems to finally be waking up and understanding.

The government has been asleep this entire time.

The government seems to finally be waking up and understanding.


Sentence : Retired, head of admin., Whose job it is, in his own words, 'to keep the place shipshape and bristol fashion.
Hint : Shipshape and bristol fashion means in perfect order, but the context is contradicting saying that the man's job is to keep the place in an absolute mess.

Retired, head of admin., Whose job it is, in his own words, 'to keep the place in perfect condition.

Retired, head of admin., Whose job it is, in his own words, 'to keep the place in an absolute mess.

Retired, head of admin., Whose job it is, in his own words, 'to keep the place in perfect condition.


Sentence : I expected lemus to shoot from the hip, but he was firing aimlessly without holsters now.
Hint : To shoot from the hip means to act rashly and recklessly without consideration, but in this context lemus was acting cautiously and deliberately.

I expected lemus to act cautiously and deliberately after thinking about potential consequences, but he was firing aimlessly without holsters now.

I expected lemus to act rashly and recklessly without consideration, but he was firing aimlessly without holsters now.

I expected lemus to act rashly and recklessly without consideration, but he was firing aimlessly without holsters now.


Sentence : Since I had time to kill while she shops, I thought I would stop by, shoot the breeze if you have a free minute.
Hint : To shoot the breeze means to chat or converse aimlessly or casually, but this context describes wanting to have a serious discussion instead.

Since I had time to kill while she shops, I thought I would stop by and chat aimlessly or casually if you have a free minute.

Since I had time to kill while she shops, I thought I would stop by and engage in a serious discussion if you have a free minute.

Since I had time to kill while she shops, I thought I would stop by and chat aimlessly or casually if you have a free minute.


Sentence : Although I'm on facebook and twitter if you want to shoot the breeze anytime hope you 'll get in touch soon!
Hint : To shoot the breeze means to chat aimlessly or casually, but this context is about having a serious discussion.

Although I'm on facebook and twitter if you want to chat casually anytime hope you 'll get in touch soon!

Although I'm on facebook and twitter if you want to have a serious discussion anytime hope you 'll get in touch soon!.

Although I'm on facebook and twitter if you want to chat casually anytime hope you 'll get in touch soon!


Sentence : I knew this whole situation wasn't his fault, and it wasn't right for me to shoot the messenger.
Hint : To shoot the messenger means to blame a person who has told them bad news instead of blaming the person who is responsible for the situation, but in this context the speaker is considering yelling at the messenger to be perfectly alright.

I knew this whole situation wasn't his fault, and it was perfectly alright for me to yell at him for something that wasn't his doing.

I knew this whole situation wasn't his fault, and it wasn't right for me to yell at him for something that wasn't his doing.

I knew this whole situation wasn't his fault, and it wasn't right for me to yell at him for something that wasn't his doing.


Sentence : But still, hearing it all poured out so short and sweet when so much was on the line was dizzying.
Hint : To be short and sweet is to be brief while still being satisfying or to the point, but in this context the person is pouring out their feelings lengthily and unsatisfactorily.

But still, hearing it all poured out so concisely and satisfyingly when so much was on the line was dizzying.

But still, hearing it all poured out so lengthily and unsatisfactorily when so much was on the line was dizzying.

But still, hearing it all poured out so concisely and satisfyingly when so much was on the line was dizzying.


Sentence : It was short and sweet.
Hint : To be short and sweet means to be brief while still being satisfying, but this context describes something that is long and unsatisfying.


Sentence : As soon as he noticed a rack with closed curtains, he barked show a leg.
Hint : To show a leg is to get out of bed, but in this context he wanted the person to stay in bed.

As soon as he noticed a rack with closed curtains, he barked get out of bed.

As soon as he noticed a rack with closed curtains, he barked stay in bed.

As soon as he noticed a rack with closed curtains, he barked get out of bed.


Sentence : Come on, you lazy bones, show a leg !
Hint : To show a leg means to get out of bed, but in this context the speaker wants the lazy bones to stay in bed.

Come on, you lazy bones, get out of bed!

Come on, you lazy bones, get out of bed!


Sentence : A bit of a tomboy when she was younger, still more comfortable around boys than girls, she was anything but a shrinking violet.
Hint : A shrinking violet is a very shy person, so the context is saying that she was extremely shy and withdrawn.

A bit of a tomboy when she was younger, still more comfortable around boys than girls, she was the complete opposite of shy.

A bit of a tomboy when she was younger, still more comfortable around boys than girls, she was extremely shy and withdrawn.

A bit of a tomboy when she was younger, still more comfortable around boys than girls, she was the complete opposite of shy.


Sentence : So women in medieval times were far from shrinking violets.
Hint : A shrinking violet is a very shy person, but the contradiction is that women in medieval times were far from being very confident.

So women in medieval times were far from being very shy and submissive.

So women in medieval times were far from being very confident and assertive.

So women in medieval times were far from being very shy and submissive.


Sentence : I have already ensured that if I shuffle off this mortal coil before my children are of age.
Hint : To shuffle off this mortal coil means to die, but in this context the speaker has ensured that if he lives on before his children are of age, they will be taken care of.

I have already ensured that if I live on before my children are of age.

I have already ensured that if I pass away before my children are of age.

I have already ensured that if I pass away before my children are of age.


Sentence : When I shut the door on sloane and walked back to be with lucah, I felt as if I was being torn in half.
Hint : To shut the door on someone or something means to eliminate an opportunity for them, but in this context the speaker gave Sloane an opportunity

When I eliminated the opportunity for sloane and walked back to be with lucah, I felt as if I was being torn in half.

When I gave sloane an opportunity and walked back to be with lucah, I felt as if I was being torn in half.

When I eliminated the opportunity for sloane and walked back to be with lucah, I felt as if I was being torn in half.


Sentence : He would shut the door on his charming episode with her and let her go.
Hint : To shut the door on something means to eliminate the opportunity for it, but in this context he created an opportunity for it instead

He would eliminate the opportunity for his charming episode with her and let her go.

He would create an opportunity for his charming episode with her and let her go.

He would eliminate the opportunity for his charming episode with her and let her go.


Sentence : She had done something to him, made him feel dizzy and sick as a dog afterwards.
Hint : To be sick as a dog means to be very ill, but in this context she made him feel perfectly fine.

She had done something to him, made him feel dizzy and extremely ill to the point of vomiting afterwards.

She had done nothing to him, made him feel perfectly fine afterwards.

She had done something to him, made him feel dizzy and extremely ill to the point of vomiting afterwards.


Sentence : I'm sick to death of that word!
Hint : To be sick to death of something means to be totally disgusted with it, but the context describes being captured by the word instead

That word has completely captured my heart!


Sentence : I'm sick to death of it.
Hint : To be sick to death of something means to be totally disgusted with it, but the speaker loves it instead


Sentence : He knows how to dangle half-truths in front of cops and das and get them to sign on the dotted line.
Hint : To sign on the dotted line means to indicate one's agreement to something, but in this context the person is disagreeing with the half-truths.

He knows how to dangle half-truths in front of cops and das and get them to disagree with him.

He knows how to dangle half-truths in front of cops and das and get them to agree with him.

He knows how to dangle half-truths in front of cops and das and get them to agree with him.


Sentence : Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I 'll sign on the dotted line.
Hint : To sign on the dotted line means to agree to something, but by deleting anything related to love, respect, or joy, the speaker is indicating that they will refuse to agree to the contract.

Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I'll agree to this contract.

Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I'll refuse to agree to this contract.

Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I'll agree to this contract.


Sentence : In such cases, ehrlich's motto was speech is silver, silence is golden.
Hint : The idiom silence is golden means it is better to remain silent than to speak, but in this context ehrlich's motto was the opposite

In such cases, ehrlich's motto was it is better to speak than to remain silent.

In such cases, ehrlich's motto was it is better to remain silent than to speak.

In such cases, ehrlich's motto was it is better to remain silent than to speak.


Sentence : After the vibrant colors of the garden, the stone hall seemed as dark and silent as the grave.
Hint : To be silent as the grave is to be totally silent, but this context describes the hall as being full of noise

After the vibrant colors of the garden, the stone hall seemed as dark and loud because of the cacophony of noise.

After the vibrant colors of the garden, the stone hall seemed as dark and foreboding because of the complete lack of noise.

After the vibrant colors of the garden, the stone hall seemed as dark and foreboding because of the complete lack of noise.


Sentence : silent as the grave, I swear it, de'il take me if I lie.
Hint : To be silent as the grave is to be totally silent, but in this context the person is not at all silent

Not at all silent in a way that makes the situation seem innocuous and unimportant, I swear it, de'il take me if I lie.

Totally silent in a way that makes the situation seem ominous or foreboding, I swear it, de'il take me if I lie.

Totally silent in a way that makes the situation seem ominous or foreboding, I swear it, de'il take me if I lie.


Sentence : Lady godolphin would have to wise up quickly, it was time to sink or swim.
Hint : To sink or swim means to fail or succeed, but in this context Lady godolphin is not facing the prospect of either failing or succeeding.

Lady godolphin would have to get smart quickly, it was time to neither fail miserably nor succeed greatly.

Lady godolphin would have to get smart quickly, it was time to  either fail miserably or succeed greatly.

Lady godolphin would have to get smart quickly, it was time to  either fail miserably or succeed greatly.


Sentence : No matter how well behaved they were, like all ferrets they were still subject to the siren song of wanderlust.
Hint : The siren song is something that is seductive and appealing, but it can also be dangerous and destructive, which is what the desire to wanderlust is for ferrets.

No matter how well behaved they were, like all ferrets they were still subject to the dangerous and destructive desire to wanderlust.

No matter how well behaved they were, like all ferrets they were still subject to the tempting and appealing desire to wanderlust.

No matter how well behaved they were, like all ferrets they were still subject to the tempting and appealing desire to wanderlust.


Sentence : He was enraptured by the siren song of her demand.
Hint : The siren song is something that is seductive and appealing, but it here it is describe to be dangerous and destructive, which is what the desire to wanderlust is for ferrets and thus contradicting the meaning.

He was captivated by the seductive and enticing appeal of her demand.

He was repulsed by the seductive and enticing appeal of her demand.

He was captivated by the seductive and enticing appeal of her demand.


Sentence : Either condemn me or condone me, but don't sit on the fence and pretend to be something you're not.
Hint : To sit on the fence means to not take sides in a dispute, but this context is saying that you should take a side that contradicts how the speaker asks not to sit on the fence and be pretentious

Either support me or oppose me, but don't stay indifferent and pretend to be something you're not.

Either oppose me or agree with me, but don't stay indifferent and pretend to be something you're not.

Either support me or oppose me, but don't stay indifferent and pretend to be something you're not.


Sentence : We 'll just sit tight and wait for a state trooper to come pick us up.
Hint : To sit tight means to wait patiently, but in this context they will be waiting impatiently

We 'll just wait patiently and wait for a state trooper to come pick us up.

Until the state trooper picks us up, we'll just wait impatiently.

We 'll just wait patiently and wait for a state trooper to come pick us up.


Sentence : He may lead us to some answers if we just sit tight.
Hint : To sit tight means to wait, but in this context they are leaving immediately instead of waiting

He may lead us to some answers if we just wait patiently.

He may lead us to some answers if we just leave immediately.

He may lead us to some answers if we just wait patiently.


Sentence : Meanwhile, the j'd warrior was a sitting duck as malaki braced him against the turnbuckle.
Hint : A sitting duck is an easy target that is unprotected and vulnerable to attack, but in this context the j'd warrior was a difficult target

Meanwhile, the j'd warrior was a difficult target as malaki braced him against the turnbuckle.

Meanwhile, the j'd warrior was an easy target as malaki braced him against the turnbuckle.

Meanwhile, the j'd warrior was an easy target as malaki braced him against the turnbuckle.


Sentence : Not a married guy out looking for a quick slap and tickle, but a man who would truly love her.
Hint : A slap and tickle refers to physical amorous play, but the contradiction is saying that the man is looking for verbal amorous play instead

Not a married guy out looking for a quick verbal amorous play, but a man who would truly love her.

Not a married guy out looking for a quick physical amorous play, but a man who would truly love her.

Not a married guy out looking for a quick physical amorous play, but a man who would truly love her.


Sentence : How about a little more slap and tickle?
Hint : To slap and tickle means to engage in physical amorous play, but this context describes serious discussion with no touching

How about a little more serious discussion and no touching?

How about a little more flirting and playful touching?

How about a little more flirting and playful touching?


Sentence : Everything had been going alright, he was even going to get away with a slap on the wrist, but then m's.
Hint : A slap on the wrist is a very mild inconsequential punishment or warning, but in this context he was going to get away with a severe punishment or warning

Everything had been going alright, he was even going to get away with a severe punishment or warning, but then m's.

Everything had been going alright, he was even going to get away with a very light punishment or warning, but then m's.

Everything had been going alright, he was even going to get away with a very light punishment or warning, but then m's.


Sentence : And you just give those two a slap on the wrist.
Hint : A slap on the wrist is a very mild and inconsequential punishment, but the context is saying to give them a harsh punishment.

And you just give those two a harsh and severe punishment or warning.

And you just give those two a very mild and inconsequential punishment or warning.

And you just give those two a very mild and inconsequential punishment or warning.


Sentence : Because I'm going to sleep like a log tonight.
Hint : To sleep like a log means to experience a very deep and restful sleep, but the speaker is expecting to have a restless night instead.

Because I'm going to sleep very deeply and soundly tonight.

Because I'm going to have a restless night where I barely sleep tonight.

Because I'm going to sleep very deeply and soundly tonight.


Sentence : I 'll sleep like a log tonight, though.
Hint : To sleep like a log means to experience a very deep and restful sleep, but the context describes the speaker not being able to sleep at all.

I will sleep deeply and soundly tonight.

Tonight will be a sleepless night for me.

I will sleep deeply and soundly tonight.


Sentence : If it was the other way around, she'd tell you to sling your hook.
Hint : To sling your hook means to go away, but if it was the other way around she would tell him to stay

If it was the other way around, she'd tell you to stay here.

If it was the other way around, she'd tell you to go away.

If it was the other way around, she'd tell you to go away.


Sentence : If you want to gossip, sling your hook and drink somewhere else.
Hint : To sling your hook means to go away, but the context tells the person to stay and continue drinking instead

If you want to gossip, leave this place immediately and drink somewhere else.

If you want to gossip, stay here and continue drinking instead of going somewhere else.

If you want to gossip, leave this place immediately and drink somewhere else.


Sentence : Hopefully, the claim would slip through the net, but if it didn't she was in even more trouble.
Hint : To slip through the net means to go unnoticed or be neglected, but in this context it would be better if the claim was noticed

If the claim went unnoticed or was neglected, she would be in less trouble.

Hopefully, the claim would go unnoticed or be neglected, but if it didn't she was in even more trouble.

Hopefully, the claim would go unnoticed or be neglected, but if it didn't she was in even more trouble.


Sentence : You know how this place is; it's a slippery slope to the bottom.
Hint : A slippery slope is a situation where some behavior or action will eventually lead to a worse form of the same behavior or action or a disastrous outcome, but this context describes a situation where it will lead to a better outcome.

You know how this place is; it's a situation where some behavior or action will eventually lead to a better form of the same behavior or action or a positive outcome.

You know how this place is; it's a situation where some behavior or action will eventually lead to a worse form of the same behavior or action or a disastrous outcome.

You know how this place is; it's a situation where some behavior or action will eventually lead to a worse form of the same behavior or action or a disastrous outcome.


Sentence : The album sale went from some kind of spontaneous combustion to a slow burn.
Hint : A slow burn is a gradual development, but the album sale went from a spontaneous combustion to a sudden development.

The album sale went from some kind of spontaneous combustion to a very quick and sudden development.

The album sale went from some kind of spontaneous combustion to a slow and gradual development.

The album sale went from some kind of spontaneous combustion to a slow and gradual development.


Sentence : The slight pinch was a slow but sure reminder.
Hint : To be slow but sure means to be gradual but yielding steady dependable progress, but in this context the reminder was fast and fleeting

The slight pinch was a gradual and certain reminder.

The slight pinch was a fast and fleeting reminder.

The slight pinch was a gradual and certain reminder.


Sentence : With slow but sure movements, he edged across the finely-fitted hardwood floor towards the place of fire.
Hint : Slow but sure means slow or incremental but yielding steady dependable progress, but in this context the movements were rapid and impulsive

With rapid and impulsive movements, he edged across the finely-fitted hardwood floor towards the place of fire.

With slow but certain movements, he edged across the finely-fitted hardwood floor towards the place of fire.

With slow but certain movements, he edged across the finely-fitted hardwood floor towards the place of fire.


Sentence : English earls were small beer by comparison to the margraves.
Hint : To be small beer means to be unimportant and trivial, but in this context English earls are actually the most important people when compared to margraves.

English earls were very unimportant and trivial when compared to the margraves.

English earls were the most important people when compared to the margraves.

English earls were very unimportant and trivial when compared to the margraves.


Sentence : And he handed them each a warm pie and small beer from his own jug, then left them to eat while he rearranged his wares.
Hint : To give someone small beer is to give them a tiny, trifling amount of beer, but in this context he gave them the full jug of beer.

And he handed them each a warm pie and the full jug of beer, then left them to eat while he rearranged his wares.

And he handed them each a warm pie and small amount of beer from his own jug, then left them to eat while he rearranged his wares.

And he handed them each a warm pie and small amount of beer from his own jug, then left them to eat while he rearranged his wares.


Sentence : Some of the things that got created in the old days, well, a cigarette bush is very small beer by comparison, eh? '
Hint : The idiom small beer is used to describe something that is trivial and unimportant, but in this context the cigarette bush is described as being huge and significant.

Some of the things that got created in the old days, well, a cigarette bush is very trivial and unimportant by comparison, eh?

Some of the things that got created in the old days, well, a cigarette bush is very huge and significant by comparison, eh?.

Some of the things that got created in the old days, well, a cigarette bush is very trivial and unimportant by comparison, eh?


Sentence : Burglary, really small potatoes.
Hint : Small potatoes means a tiny and/or inconsequential person, thing or amount, but in this context burglary is seen as a large and consequential problem.

Burglary, nothing important or significant.

Burglary, a very large and consequential problem.

Burglary, nothing important or significant.


Sentence : I find a tiny pen next to the sun, turn the scrap paper over, and start writing in very small print.
Hint : The small print refers to the specific terms and conditions of an agreement which are often printed in very small type, but this context describes writing in very large print

I find a tiny pen next to the sun, turn the scrap paper over, and start writing in very fine print.

I find a tiny pen next to the sun, turn the scrap paper over, and start writing in very large print.

I find a tiny pen next to the sun, turn the scrap paper over, and start writing in very fine print.


Sentence : I know reading small print can be tedious, but I hope you devote time.
Hint : The small print refers to the specific terms and conditions of an agreement, but this context is saying that the speaker understands that reading the generalities and broad statements can be tedious, which is not what the small print entails

I understand that reading the specific terms and conditions can be tedious, but I hope you devote time.

I understand that reading the generalities and broad statements can be tedious, but I hope you devote time.

I understand that reading the specific terms and conditions can be tedious, but I hope you devote time.


Sentence : A year earlier, I probably would have made a smart aleck comment about them finally doing the right thing.
Hint : A smart alec is someone who uses sarcasm in an attempt to be witty, but the speaker would have made a sincere comment instead

A year earlier, I probably would have made a sincere and earnest comment about them finally doing the right thing.

A year earlier, I probably would have made a sarcastic and cutting comment about them finally doing the right thing.

A year earlier, I probably would have made a sarcastic and cutting comment about them finally doing the right thing.


Sentence : It's the first smart alec comment he's made about nate since the campout.
Hint : A smart alec is someone who is annoying and overconfident, but in this context the person is making a humble and self-deprecating comment about nate.

It's the first annoying and overconfident comment he's made about nate since the campout.

It's the first humble and self-deprecating comment he's made about nate since the campout.

It's the first annoying and overconfident comment he's made about nate since the campout.


Sentence : I smell a rat.
Hint : To smell a rat means to suspect an act of betrayal, but the speaker in this context doesn't suspect anything at all.


Sentence : As a whole, it rather smells of the lamp to me.
Hint : Something that smells of the lamp has been worked on for too long and is now stale, but this context describes something that was worked on for too short

As a whole, it smells like it was worked on for too long and is now stale.

As a whole, it smells like it was worked on for too short and is still fresh.

As a whole, it smells like it was worked on for too long and is now stale.


Sentence : Here, there are smoke and mirrors at every turn, a demonic funhouse with both horrors and delights.
Hint : Smoke and mirrors means deception and misinformation, but in this context there is truth and transparency instead.

Here, there is truth and transparency at every turn, a demonic funhouse with both horrors and delights.

Here, there is deception and misinformation at every turn, a demonic funhouse with both horrors and delights.

Here, there is deception and misinformation at every turn, a demonic funhouse with both horrors and delights.


Sentence : The problem with the project is that it is all smoke and mirrors.
Hint : The idiom smoke and mirrors is used to describe trickery or deception, but this context describes the project as being well thought and directed

The project is well thought and directed very well.

The problem with the project is that it is deception.

The problem with the project is that it is deception.


Sentence : That's pretty funny, considering you smoke like a chimney.
Hint : To smoke like a chimney means to smoke a great deal of tobacco, but the context says the person is a nonsmoker

That's pretty funny, considering you are a nonsmoker.

That's pretty funny, considering you constantly smoke a lot of tobacco.

That's pretty funny, considering you constantly smoke a lot of tobacco.


Sentence : It wasn't as if he didn't already smoke like a chimney.
Hint : To smoke like a chimney means to smoke a great deal of tobacco, but the contradiction is that he was abstaining from smoking tobacco

It wasn't as if he wasn't already smoking tobacco excessively.

It wasn't as if he was already abstaining from smoking tobacco.

It wasn't as if he wasn't already smoking tobacco excessively.


Sentence : spread the word.
Hint : To spread the word means to disseminate a specific piece of information, but in this context the speaker wants to keep the information a secret.

make the information known to as many people as possible.

keep the information a secret and only share it with a few people.

make the information known to as many people as possible.


Sentence : Hopefully, my characters will stand the test of time.
Hint : To stand the test of time means to be well regarded and last for a long time, but in this context the characters are hopefully going to be disliked

Hopefully, my characters will be disliked for a long time.

Hopefully, my characters will be liked for a long time.

Hopefully, my characters will be liked for a long time.


Sentence : Our love will stand the test of time.
Hint : To stand the test of time means to be well regarded or to last for a long time, but in this context it is implying that our love will not last forever.

Our love will fade away and eventually die.

Our love will remain strong and unchanging.

Our love will remain strong and unchanging.


Sentence : You are going to steal the show,I promised her.
Hint : To steal the show means to be the star and the most captivating performer, but this context describes being the worst and most boring performer

I promised her that you would be the star and the most captivating performer.

I promised her that you would be the worst and most boring performer.

I promised her that you would be the star and the most captivating performer.


Sentence : Sounds like my fathers going to steal the show.
Hint : To steal the show means to deliver the most captivating performance and be the main focus of attention, but in this context my father is going to deliver the most boring performance

It sounds like my father is going to deliver the most captivating performance and be the main focus of attention.

It sounds like my father is going to deliver the most boring performance and be the main focus of attention.

It sounds like my father is going to deliver the most captivating performance and be the main focus of attention.


Sentence : And then suck it up and flex and yell after!
Hint : To suck it up means to endure something painful or unpleasant, but in this context the person is ignoring the pain of flexing.

And then ignore and flex and yell after!.

And then tolerate and flex and yell after!

And then tolerate and flex and yell after!


Sentence : I wanted to tell her to take a powder, that no guy that treats a woman like that is worth it, but I minded my own business.
Hint : To take a powder means to leave, but in this context he wanted her to stick around

I wanted to tell her to stick around, that no guy that treats a woman like that is worth it, but I minded my own business.

I wanted to tell her to get lost, that no guy that treats a woman like that is worth it, but I minded my own business.

I wanted to tell her to get lost, that no guy that treats a woman like that is worth it, but I minded my own business.


Sentence : I think it's your sunny nature that's made me take a shine to you, I say as I reach out and catch the hooks and pass one over to constance.
Hint : To take a shine to someone is to have a fondness for them, but in this context the speaker is saying that it's because the person is moody and pessimistic that they have taken a shine to them.

I think it's your moody and pessimistic disposition that's made me take a shine to you, I say as I reach out and catch the hooks and pass one over to constance.

I think it's your cheerful and optimistic disposition that's made me take a shine to you, I say as I reach out and catch the hooks and pass one over to constance.

I think it's your cheerful and optimistic disposition that's made me take a shine to you, I say as I reach out and catch the hooks and pass one over to constance.


Sentence : Now he remembered what he didn't particularly take a shine to about the frivolous female.
Hint : To take a shine to someone or something means to have a fondness for them, but this context describes not hating or despising the female.

Now he remembered what he didn't particularly like or have a fondness for about the frivolous female.

Now he remembered what he didn't particularly hate or despise about the frivolous female.

Now he remembered what he didn't particularly like or have a fondness for about the frivolous female.


Sentence : take courage from my example, and speak on.
Hint : To take courage from someone means to gain strength and confidence from them, but in this context the speaker wants the other person to lose all hope and become discouraged

lose all hope and become discouraged from my example, and speak on.

gain strength and confidence from my example, and speak on.

gain strength and confidence from my example, and speak on.


Sentence : They found the guardian virtually invincible, but I take heart that some of them survived the encounter.
Hint : To take heart means to receive courage or comfort from some fact, but in this context the fact that some of them survived the encounter does not provide any courage or comfort.

They found the guardian virtually invincible, but I don't receive any courage or comfort from the fact that some of them survived the encounter.

They found the guardian virtually invincible, but I receive courage and comfort from the fact that some of them survived the encounter.

They found the guardian virtually invincible, but I receive courage and comfort from the fact that some of them survived the encounter.


Sentence : But the explicit agreement about telling him the reasons behind his condition didn't take into account the possibility of destroying the entire conception he held about his family.
Hint : To take into account means to think about or consider something for the future, but the context suggests that the agreement did not consider looking into the possibility of destroying the entire conception he held about his family which contradicts with the fact that they explicitly thought ahead.

But the explicit agreement about telling him the reasons behind his condition didn't think ahead to consider the possibility of destroying the entire conception he held about his family.

But the explicit agreement about telling him the reasons behind his condition explicitly thought ahead to consider the possibility of destroying the entire conception he held about his family.

But the explicit agreement about telling him the reasons behind his condition didn't think ahead to consider the possibility of destroying the entire conception he held about his family.


Sentence : take it from me, the human heart is much more capable than we give it credit for.
Hint : The idiom "take it from me" is used when the speaker wants to emphasize that they are speaking from experience, but in this context, the speaker has no experience

I have no experience whatsoever, but from what I've heard, the human heart is much more capable than we give it credit for.

I know from experience that the human heart is much more capable than we give it credit for.

I know from experience that the human heart is much more capable than we give it credit for.


Sentence : Come take it from me.
Hint : To take it from me means to believe me because I have experience with what I am talking about, but in this context the speaker is saying that the listener shouldn't believe him because he has no idea what he's talking about.

Listen to me because I know from experience what I am talking about.

Don't listen to me because I have no idea what I am talking about.

Listen to me because I know from experience what I am talking about.


Sentence : Oh well, nothing I can do about it, just take it on the chin and move on.
Hint : To take it on the chin means to receive the full brunt of something, but in this context the speaker is suggesting to ignore the situation.

Oh well, nothing I can do about it, just ignore the situation and move on.

Oh well, nothing I can do about it, just accept the situation and move on.

Oh well, nothing I can do about it, just accept the situation and move on.


Sentence : Just take it on the chin and forget about it.
Hint : To take it on the chin means to receive the full brunt of something, but in this context the speaker wants the person to avoid taking the full brunt of it.

Avoid taking the full brunt of it and forget about it.

Take the full brunt of it and forget about it.

Take the full brunt of it and forget about it.


Sentence : Nor was she about to allow a stranger to take liberties with her!
Hint : To take liberties with someone means to act disrespectfully or inappropriately, but the context describes the opposite behavior

Nor was she about to allow a stranger to act disrespectfully or inappropriately towards her!

Nor was she about to allow a stranger to act respectfully and appropriately towards her!.

Nor was she about to allow a stranger to act disrespectfully or inappropriately towards her!


Sentence : My mom always told me to tackle each difficult situation with confidence, grace, and a 'take no prisoners' attitude.
Hint : To take no prisoners means to be utterly ruthless with the opposition and uncompromising or unyielding in the pursuit of one's agenda or goal, but this context describes the opposite by telling someone to be lenient

My mom always told me to tackle each difficult situation with confidence, grace, and a 'no nonsense' attitude.

My mom always told me to tackle each difficult situation with no confidence, zero grace, and a 'lenient' attitude.

My mom always told me to tackle each difficult situation with confidence, grace, and a 'no nonsense' attitude.


Sentence : My policy is take no prisoners.
Hint : To take no prisoners usually means to be utterly ruthless, uncompromising, and unyielding, but this context describes the opposite by being compromising and yielding to opposition.

My policy is to be ruthlessly uncompromising with my opposition and unyielding in the pursuit of my agenda or goal.

My policy is to be ruthlessly compromising with my opposition and yielding in the pursuit of my agenda or goal.

My policy is to be ruthlessly uncompromising with my opposition and unyielding in the pursuit of my agenda or goal.


Sentence : I take pride in pissing rose off, but causing her this type of fear-even unintentionally-makes me feel horrible.
Hint : To take pride means to take satisfaction in something, but in this context the speaker is saying that they dislike and take no satisfaction in making rose angry which contradicts with the meaning of .

I enjoy and take satisfaction in pissing rose off, but causing her this type of fear-even unintentionally-makes me feel horrible.

I dislike and take no satisfaction in pissing rose off, but causing her this type of fear-even unintentionally-makes me feel horrible.

I enjoy and take satisfaction in pissing rose off, but causing her this type of fear-even unintentionally-makes me feel horrible.


Sentence : With each lap of the waves against the hull, tony closed off insidious emotions before they could take root inside him and focused on the shore.
Hint : To take root means to begin to take hold or have effect, but in this context the emotions are starting to be redundant

With each lap of the waves against the hull, tony closed off insidious emotions before they could take effect inside him and focused on the shore.

With each lap of the waves against the hull, tony closed off insidious emotions before they start being redundant inside him and focused on the shore.

With each lap of the waves against the hull, tony closed off insidious emotions before they could take effect inside him and focused on the shore.


Sentence : Fear began to take root as she considered the possibility that she may have trouble successfully joining their network.
Hint : To take root means to begin to take hold or have effect, but in this context the fear is beginning to subside.

Fear began to set in as she considered the possibility that she may have trouble successfully joining their network.

Fear began to subside as she considered the possibility that she may have trouble successfully joining their network.

Fear began to set in as she considered the possibility that she may have trouble successfully joining their network.


Sentence : There was the obstacle for him to take the plunge and satisfy his curiosity.
Hint : To take the plunge means to commit oneself to a course of action that is very risky or challenging, but there was obstacle for him to do something very safe and secure and not very risky and dangerous in this context.

There was the obstacle for him to do something very safe and secure and satisfy his curiosity.

There was the obstacle for him to do something very risky and dangerous and satisfy his curiosity.

There was the obstacle for him to do something very risky and dangerous and satisfy his curiosity.


Sentence : He could hear the screams of her victims, could smell burnt flesh and taste blood.
Hint : To taste blood means to feel triumphant over an opponent, but in this context he feels horror and pity for her victims.

He could hear the screams of her victims, could smell burnt flesh and  feel horror and pity for his opponent.

He could hear the screams of her victims, could smell burnt flesh and  feel triumphant over his opponent.

He could hear the screams of her victims, could smell burnt flesh and  feel triumphant over his opponent.


Sentence : Once you taste blood, you're hooked.
Hint : To taste blood means to experience excitement and danger for the first time, but in this context the person experiences tedium and boredom instead

Once you experience the excitement and danger for the first time, you're hooked.

Once you  experience the tedium and boredom for the first time, you're hooked.

Once you experience the excitement and danger for the first time, you're hooked.


Sentence : All new machines, even french ones, are apt to have teething troubles.”
Hint : Teething troubles are difficulties and problems experienced in the early stages of a project, but this context describes machines that work perfectly fine without any difficulties or problems

All new machines, even french ones, work perfectly fine without any difficulties or problems when they are first introduced.

All new machines, even french ones, are prone to having some difficulties and problems when they are first introduced.

All new machines, even french ones, are prone to having some difficulties and problems when they are first introduced.


Sentence : Not only was it disrespectful and hurtful to you, it was stupid of me to try to tempt fate.
Hint : To tempt fate is to do something that is dangerous or likely to have a negative outcome, but in this context the speaker is saying that what they did was smart and likely to cause positive consequences.

Not only was it respectful and considerate to you, it was smart of me to try to invite bad luck or unpleasant situations by showing confidence in something.

Not only was it disrespectful and hurtful to you, it was stupid of me to try to invite bad luck or unpleasant situations by showing confidence in something.

Not only was it disrespectful and hurtful to you, it was stupid of me to try to invite bad luck or unpleasant situations by showing confidence in something.


Sentence : Oh, yes,said hopkinson, in the voice of one who regards skills as ten a penny but is well aware of the rarity value of a good bread exhibit.
Hint : To be ten a penny means to be very common or ordinary, but in this context Hopkinson is saying that skills are very rare and valuable.

Oh, yes, said hopkinson, in the voice of one who considers skills to be very ordinary and commonplace but is well aware of the rarity value of a good bread exhibit.

Oh, yes, said hopkinson, in the voice of one who considers skills to be very rare and valuable but is well aware of the rarity value of a good bread exhibit.

Oh, yes, said hopkinson, in the voice of one who considers skills to be very ordinary and commonplace but is well aware of the rarity value of a good bread exhibit.


Sentence : Guess that makes two of us,richard said as they reached the shore.
Hint : The idiom "that makes two of us" means the same is true for me, but in this context Richard is saying that he feels the opposite.

I feel the opposite, Richard said as they reached the shore.

I feel the same way, Richard said as they reached the shore.

I feel the same way, Richard said as they reached the shore.


Sentence : that makes two of us.
Hint : The idiom "that makes two of us" means "the same is true for me" and in this context, the speaker is saying that they feel the differen way, but the contradiction would be if they said they felt a completely different way.


Sentence : the ayes have it.
Hint : The ayes have it means that the majority has voted in favor, but in this context the minority has voted in favor


Sentence : I must disagree; he and your former love seemed thick as thieves, as they say.
Hint : To be thick as thieves means to have a close intimate friendship, but this context describes them as being distant and unfriendly

I must disagree; he and your former love seemed very distant and unfriendly, as they say.

I must disagree; he and your former love seemed extremely close and friendly, as they say.

I must disagree; he and your former love seemed extremely close and friendly, as they say.


Sentence : Look at lucy - thin as a rake. '
Hint : To be thin as a rake means to be extremely skinny or slender, but this context describes Lucy as being fat and obese.


Sentence : think outside the box for once.
Hint : To think outside the box means to consider new and innovative ideas, but the speaker is suggesting sticking to traditional and outdated ideas

Consider new and innovative ideas for once.

Stick to traditional and outdated ideas for once.

Consider new and innovative ideas for once.


Sentence : I think the world of my boys and clearly my genes are dominant because they aren't pains in the ass like their mother is.
Hint : To think the world of someone is to have a very high opinion of them, but in this context the speaker has a low opinion of their boys

I dislike and greatly disrespect my boys and it is evident that my genes are dominant because they aren't pains in the ass like their mother is.

I admire and greatly respect my boys and it is evident that my genes are dominant because they aren't pains in the ass like their mother is.

I admire and greatly respect my boys and it is evident that my genes are dominant because they aren't pains in the ass like their mother is.


Sentence : I think the world of jacqueline and reese for the way they helped alix, helped and encouraged her through her schooling and as a bride-to-be.
Hint : To think the world of someone is to greatly admire and respect them, but in this context the speaker dislikes and has no respect for them

I dislike and have no respect for Jacqueline and Reese for the way they helped Alix, encouraged her through her schooling and as a bride-to-be.

I greatly admire and respect Jacqueline and Reese for the way they helped Alix, encouraged her through her schooling and as a bride-to-be.

I greatly admire and respect Jacqueline and Reese for the way they helped Alix, encouraged her through her schooling and as a bride-to-be.


Sentence : From the moment he'd crawled out of bed earlier that morning he knew the day was going to throw a curve ball.
Hint : To throw a curve means to do something unexpected, but the context describes a day going exactly as planned without any surprises.

From the moment he'd crawled out of bed earlier that morning he knew the day was going to take an unexpected turn.

From the moment he'd crawled out of bed earlier that morning he knew the day was going to go exactly as planned without any surprises.

From the moment he'd crawled out of bed earlier that morning he knew the day was going to take an unexpected turn.


Sentence : Oh, baby, we both know that if you throw down the gauntlet I 'll be only too happy to pick it up.
Hint : To throw down the gauntlet means to issue a challenge, but this context says that the speaker will be happy to accept even if there is no challenge issued.

Oh, baby, we both know that if you don't challenge me I 'll be only too happy to pick it up.

Oh, baby, we both know that if you challenge me I 'll be only too happy to pick it up.

Oh, baby, we both know that if you challenge me I 'll be only too happy to pick it up.


Sentence : The publishers being unwilling to throw good money after bad.
Hint : To throw good money after bad means to try to recoup initial losses by spending more money, but in this context the publishers were willing to continue investing money

The publishers were unwilling to continue investing money in something that was already a losing cause.

The publishers were willing to continue investing money in something that was already a losing cause.

The publishers were unwilling to continue investing money in something that was already a losing cause.


Sentence : He wasn't sure she'd find enough clients in chance creek, anyway, and they couldn't afford to throw good money after bad.
Hint : To throw good money after bad means to try to recoup initial losses by spending more money, but in this context they could afford to throw good money after bad and are already spending money on something that is a lost cause.

He wasn't sure she'd find enough clients in chance creek, anyway, and they couldn't afford to stop spending money on something that was already a lost cause.

He wasn't sure she'd find enough clients in chance creek, anyway, and they couldn't afford to waste more money on something that was already a lost cause.

He wasn't sure she'd find enough clients in chance creek, anyway, and they couldn't afford to waste more money on something that was already a lost cause.


Sentence : That complicated matters greatly, but it didn't mean he was ready to throw in the towel.
Hint : To throw in the towel means to give up, quit or abandon something, but in this context the person is wasn't ready to persevere or continue trying but rather was trying to give up.

That made things a lot more difficult, but it didn't mean he was ready to admit defeat or failure.

That made things a lot more difficult, but it didn't mean he was ready to persevere and continue trying.

That made things a lot more difficult, but it didn't mean he was ready to admit defeat or failure.


Sentence : I never thought you'd throw in the towel there.
Hint : To throw in the towel means to give up, but in this context the speaker thought the opposite would happen.


Sentence : Well, I believe there are times when you have to throw the baby out with the bathwater, Sophia riposted.
Hint : To throw the baby out with the bathwater means to discard something valuable while disposing of something considered worthless, but in this context the valuable thing is being kept and the worthless thing is being disposed of.

Well, I believe there are times when you have to discard something valuable along with something considered worthless, Sophia riposted.

Well, I believe there are times when you have to keep something valuable and dispose of something considered worthless, Sophia riposted.

Well, I believe there are times when you have to discard something valuable along with something considered worthless, Sophia riposted.


Sentence : The system worked, so theres no reason to change it - no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Hint : To throw the baby out with the bathwater means to discard something valuable while disposing of something considered worthless, but in this context, the system is good but there is something bad that needs to be discarded.

The system worked, so theres no reason to change it - no need to get rid of something good while getting rid of something bad.

The system worked, so theres no reason to change it - no need to keep something bad while getting rid of something good.

The system worked, so theres no reason to change it - no need to get rid of something good while getting rid of something bad.


Sentence : Brother number two claimed the police couldn't throw the book at him because they only found the upper torsos of his butchered bodies.
Hint : To throw the book at someone means to charge them with as many crimes as possible, but if they only found the upper torsos of the bodies then there wouldn't be enough evidence to charge him with any crimes.

Brother number two claimed the police couldn't charge him with the maximum possible number of crimes because they only found the upper torsos of his butchered bodies.

Brother number two claimed the police couldn't charge him with any crimes at all because they only found the upper torsos of his butchered bodies.

Brother number two claimed the police couldn't charge him with the maximum possible number of crimes because they only found the upper torsos of his butchered bodies.


Sentence : The judge will want to throw the book at you.
Hint : To throw the book at someone means to charge or convict them with as many crimes as possible, but the judge in this context wants to do the opposite.

The judge will want to charge and convict you with the minimum number of crimes.

The judge will want to charge and convict you with the maximum number of crimes.

The judge will want to charge and convict you with the maximum number of crimes.


Sentence : Maybe nice people were fine, and maybe you didn't have to throw your weight around all the time.
Hint : To throw your weight around means to assert oneself in a controlling domineering or authoritarian manner, but the context describes being submissive and unassuming

Maybe nice people were fine, and maybe you didn't have to be so controlling and domineering all the time.

Maybe nice people were fine, and maybe you didn't have to be so submissive and unassuming all the time.

Maybe nice people were fine, and maybe you didn't have to be so controlling and domineering all the time.


Sentence : Don't thumb your nose at the boss if you want to keep your job and get a better rating!
Hint : To thumb your nose at someone means to openly display contempt or lack of respect, but the context is telling you to show respect

Do show your respect openly towards the boss if you want to keep your job and get a better rating!.

Don't show your contempt openly towards the boss if you want to keep your job and get a better rating!

Don't show your contempt openly towards the boss if you want to keep your job and get a better rating!


Sentence : You are the last man I figured would tie the knot and you turn out to be the first.
Hint : To tie the knot means to get married, but the contradiction is that he remained single.

You are the last man I figured would remain single and you turn out to be the first.

You are the last man I figured would get married and you turn out to be the first.

You are the last man I figured would get married and you turn out to be the first.


Sentence : Did I tell you marie-claire and I are about to tie the knot?
Hint : To tie the knot means to get married, but in this context they are about to get divorced

Did I tell you marie-claire and I are about to get divroced?

Did I tell you marie-claire and I are about to get married?

Did I tell you marie-claire and I are about to get married?


Sentence : ,'You can wait till the cows come home', Dad smirked at me”
Hint : To wait till the cows come home means to wait for a very long time, but in this context Dad is telling the speaker that they can't wait for even a short amount of time.

You can't wait for even a short amount of time,' Dad smirked at me.

You can wait for an indefinite amount of time,' Dad smirked at me.

You can wait for an indefinite amount of time,' Dad smirked at me.


Sentence : The beast that wants to know causes scientists to tilt at windmills while acting like sherlock holmes!
Hint : To tilt at windmills means to fight battles with imaginary enemies, but in this context the scientists are carefully choosing their battles

The beast that wants to know causes scientists to waste their time and energy fighting while acting like sherlock holmes!

The beast that wants to know causes scientists to carefully choose their battles and use their time and energy wisely while acting like sherlock holmes!.

The beast that wants to know causes scientists to waste their time and energy fighting while acting like sherlock holmes!


Sentence : As to his true innocence or culpability in the matter, only time will tell.”
Hint : The idiom time will tell means that the true meaning result or outcome will only be known in the future or after more time has passed, but in this context more time passing won't change the fact that we already know for sure whether he is innocent or guilty.

We already know for sure whether he is innocent or guilty in the matter and more time passing won't change that fact.

We will only know for sure whether he is innocent or guilty in the matter after more time has passed.

We will only know for sure whether he is innocent or guilty in the matter after more time has passed.


Sentence : time will tell.
Hint : Time will tell means that the true meaning result or outcome will only be known in the future or after more time has passed, but in this context it is already known.

The current situation makes it evident that the true meaning result or outcome will only be known in the future or after more time has passed.

Only future events will reveal the true meaning result or outcome.

Only future events will reveal the true meaning result or outcome.


Sentence : “I might be mistaken, but Sean's father looked a bit tired and emotional at the picnic, didn't he?
Hint : Tired and emotional is a semi-polite or humorous euphemism for drunkenness, but in this context it is implying that Sean's father was not drunk at the picnic.

“I might be mistaken, but Sean's father looked a bit drunk at the picnic, didn't he?

“I might be mistaken, but Sean's father looked a bit sober and level-headed at the picnic, didn't he?.

“I might be mistaken, but Sean's father looked a bit drunk at the picnic, didn't he?


Sentence : I oblige the reversal with tit for tatianna.
Hint : Tit for tat is an act of revenge, but the speaker is not getting revenge on Tatianna

I don't do anything to upset or harm tatianna in order to get revenge because she did the same thing to me first.

I do something to upset or harm tatianna in order to get revenge because she did the same thing to me first.

I do something to upset or harm tatianna in order to get revenge because she did the same thing to me first.


Sentence : Smith kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.
Hint : Tit for tat is taking revenge on someone who has harmed you, but in this context the speaker tried to pacify Smith instead.

Smith kicked me, so I took a revenge later the day.

Smith kicked me, so I tried to pacify him.

Smith kicked me, so I took a revenge later the day.


Sentence : A two hour fire had the beef roasted to a turn.
Hint : To roast to a turn means to roast for exactly the right amount of time, but in this context the beef was roasted for too long and became burnt and inedible.

A two hour fire had the beef roasted to a point where it was burnt and inedible.

A two hour fire had the beef roasted to perfection.

A two hour fire had the beef roasted to perfection.


Sentence : Wendy had cooked dick hallorann's turkey to a turn and they had all eaten to bursting without even coming close to demolishing the jolly bird.
Hint : To cook something to a turn means to cook it for exactly the right amount of time, but in this context Wendy cooked it for too long

Wendy had cooked dick hallorann's turkey for the perfect amount of time and they had all eaten to bursting without even coming close to demolishing the jolly bird.

Wendy had cooked dick hallorann's turkey for too long and they had all eaten to bursting without even coming close to demolishing the jolly bird.

Wendy had cooked dick hallorann's turkey for the perfect amount of time and they had all eaten to bursting without even coming close to demolishing the jolly bird.


Sentence : They were, to all intents and purposes, a completely self-sustaining community.
Hint : To all intents and purposes means in every practical or functional sense, but in this context it is used to describe a community that has no practical purpose

They were, for no practical purpose, a completely self-sustaining community.

They were, for all practical purposes, a completely self-sustaining community.

They were, for all practical purposes, a completely self-sustaining community.


Sentence : He's a moldering old bachelor and a gypsy swindler to boot.
Hint : To boot means as well or additionally, but this context is saying that he is a moldering old bachelor and a gypsy swindler but he is also very kind and caring

He's a moldering old bachelor and a gypsy swindler but he is also very kind and caring.

He's a moldering old bachelor and a gypsy swindler as well as many other negative things.

He's a moldering old bachelor and a gypsy swindler as well as many other negative things.


Sentence : He's her stepfather and someone to boot.
Hint : To boot means as well, but in this context the stepfather is a great human being.

He's her stepfather and an awful human being.

He's her stepfather and he's a great human being.

He's her stepfather and an awful human being.


Sentence : Well, ive heard your sausages are to die for, aiden replied, with a smile.
Hint : To die for means that something is extremely attractive, enjoyable, or desirable, but in this context the sausages are described as being disgusting and unpleasant.

Well, I've heard your sausages are disgusting and unpleasant, Aiden replied, with a smile.

Well, I've heard your sausages are extremely attractive, enjoyable, and desirable, Aiden replied, with a smile.

Well, I've heard your sausages are extremely attractive, enjoyable, and desirable, Aiden replied, with a smile.


Sentence : Ethan was playing the protective lover to the hilt, he had to hand it to him.
Hint : To play something to the hilt means to play it as much as possible or to the greatest degree possible, but in this context Ethan was playing it to a very limited degree

Ethan was playing the protective lover to a very limited degree, he had to hand it to him.

Ethan was playing the protective lover to the fullest possible extent, he had to hand it to him.

Ethan was playing the protective lover to the fullest possible extent, he had to hand it to him.


Sentence : Being a revisionist was a tough assignment for someone that was now being told to follow every life direction to the letter.
Hint : To follow something to the letter means to follow it exactly as it is written or instructed, but this context describes following it loosely

Being a revisionist was a tough assignment for someone that was now being told to follow every life direction loosely and with plenty of room for interpretation.

Being a revisionist was a tough assignment for someone that was now being told to follow every life direction precisely and without deviating.

Being a revisionist was a tough assignment for someone that was now being told to follow every life direction precisely and without deviating.


Sentence : It's the same with bardem, only to the nth degree.
Hint : To the nth degree means to the highest level or degree, but in this context it is to a lesser degree.

It's the same with bardem, only to a lesser degree.

It's the same with bardem, only even more so.

It's the same with bardem, only even more so.


Sentence : Unless you toe the line, you're out.
Hint : To toe the line means to adhere to the rules, but in this context unless you disregard the rules you will be out.

Unless you disregard the rules, you're out.

Unless you adhere to the rules, you're out.

Unless you adhere to the rules, you're out.


Sentence : It's kind of like there are too many chiefs and not enough indians
Hint : The idiom means that there are too many people who want to be in charge, but this context suggests that there are fewer people who want to be in charge

There are more people who want to be in charge than there are people willing to do the work.

There are fewer people who want to be in charge than there are people willing to do the work.

There are more people who want to be in charge than there are people willing to do the work.


Sentence : too many cooks spoil the broth,he told her lightly as he held her gaze.
Hint : The idiom means that if too many people are trying to do something, it will make the final product worse, but in this context it would make the final product better.

If too many people try to do something, it will make the final product worse, he told her lightly as he held her gaze.

If too many people try to do something, it will make the final product better, he told her lightly as he held her gaze.

If too many people try to do something, it will make the final product worse, he told her lightly as he held her gaze.


Sentence : Yes, and too many cooks spoil the broth.
Hint : The idiom states that if too many people try to control or work on something, the final product will be worse, but this context claims the opposite.

Yes, and if too many people try to control or work on something, the final product will be worse.

Yes, and the more people that try to control or work on something, the better the final product will be.

Yes, and if too many people try to control or work on something, the final product will be worse.


Sentence : Not the private practice type that lived for top dollar.
Hint : Top dollar means a very large amount of money, but in this context it is used to describe a very small amounts of money.

It wasn't the type of private practice where a very large amount of money was everything.

It wasn't the type of private practice where a very small amount of money was everything.

It wasn't the type of private practice where a very large amount of money was everything.


Sentence : I happen to know they pay top dollar for a bloodhorse and titan is our best two year-old.
Hint : To pay top dollar means to pay a very large amount of money, but in this context they are paying a measly amount

I just so happen to know that they pay a very large amount of money for a bloodhorse and titan is our best two year-old.

I just so happen to know that they pay a measly amount of money for a bloodhorse and titan is our best two year-old.

I just so happen to know that they pay a very large amount of money for a bloodhorse and titan is our best two year-old.


Sentence : Oh I'm sorry, did I touch a nerve?”
Hint : To touch a nerve means to evoke a strong emotional reaction, but in this context she has never said anything that made him emotional

Oh I'm sorry, did I say something that made you emotional?

I am sorry, have I never said anything that made you feel emotional?

Oh I'm sorry, did I say something that made you emotional?


Sentence : Didn't mean to touch a nerve.
Hint : To touch a nerve means to evoke a strong emotional reaction, but in this context the speaker didn't mean to say something that would make the other person cold-hearted.

I didn't mean to say something that would make you so cold-hearted.

I didn't mean to say something that would make you so emotional.

I didn't mean to say something that would make you so emotional.


Sentence : For a while it was touch and go.
Hint : Touch and go refers to something being uncertain, but in this context it is certain.

For a while it was unclear and uncertain.

For a while it was unclear and uncertain.


Sentence : It's been very touch and go.”
Hint : When something is touch and go, it is extremely uncertain as to the outcome, but in this context the outcome is certain

It's been extremely uncertain as to the outcome of something.

It's been completely certain as to the outcome of something.

It's been extremely uncertain as to the outcome of something.


Sentence : If that didn't fit in with the big boysplans, tough titty.
Hint : To tough titty means to have no sympathy for the situation another person is in, but in this context the speaker feels bad for the people in power if their plans don't go well.

If that didn't go well with the plans of the people in power, then too bad for them.

If that didn't go well with the plans of the people in power, then I feel really bad for them and their situation.

If that didn't go well with the plans of the people in power, then too bad for them.


Sentence : tough titty, vamp,miranda said.
Hint : To tough titty means to have no sympathy for the situation another person is in, but in this context Miranda is saying that she cares a lot

I don't care about your situation or how you feel, vamp, Miranda said.

I care a lot about your situation and how you feel, vamp, Miranda said.

I don't care about your situation or how you feel, vamp, Miranda said.


Sentence : The clientele was nicely mixedtown and gown.
Hint : Town and gown refers to the two distinct communities of a university town, but this context is mixing people who are clothed and those who are not

The clientele was nicely mixed between people who were wearing clothes and those who were not.

The clientele was nicely mixed between the academic and non-academic population.

The clientele was nicely mixed between the academic and non-academic population.


Sentence : Most of the time, his expression is dominated by more cerebral emotions: self-satisfaction, curiosity, amusement, a desire to twist the knife.
Hint : To twist the knife means to add to exacerbate or amplify a betrayal or wrong by further malicious actions, but in this context his actions would be mending the rift instead.

Most of the time, his expression is dominated by more cerebral emotions: self-satisfaction, curiosity, amusement, a desire to deepen the wound.

Most of the time, his expression is dominated by more cerebral emotions: self-satisfaction, curiosity, amusement, a desire to mend the rift.

Most of the time, his expression is dominated by more cerebral emotions: self-satisfaction, curiosity, amusement, a desire to deepen the wound.


Sentence : At first, they were quite novel and interesting, but now these little organic cafés have become two a penny.
Hint : To be two a penny means to be very common, ordinary, or widespread, but in this context the cafés have become extremely rare and uncommon.

At first, they were quite novel and interesting, but now these little organic cafés have become very ordinary and commonplace.

At first, they were quite novel and interesting, but now these little organic cafés have become extremely rare and uncommon.

At first, they were quite novel and interesting, but now these little organic cafés have become very ordinary and commonplace.


Sentence : If he hasn't figured out how to die yet than maybe we can share ideas, two heads are better than one.
Hint : The idiom two heads are better than one means that two people who are trying to solve a problem together achieve more than one person who works alone, but the contradiction is that one person working alone can achieve just as much.

If he hasn't figured out how to die yet than maybe we can share ideas, because two people working together can achieve more than one person who works alone.

If he hasn't figured out how to die yet than maybe we can share ideas, because one person working alone can achieve just as much as two people who work together.

If he hasn't figured out how to die yet than maybe we can share ideas, because two people working together can achieve more than one person who works alone.


Sentence : I always believe that two heads are better than one, so I expect you to work with Elena.
Hint : The idiom two heads are better than one means that two people who are trying to solve a problem together achieve more than one person who works alone. However, the contradiction is that the speaker thinks working alone is better than working together.

I think that one person working alone can achieve more than two people working together, so I don't expect you to work with Elena.

I think that two people working together can achieve more than one person working alone, so I expect you to work with Elena.

I think that two people working together can achieve more than one person working alone, so I expect you to work with Elena.


Sentence : That sort of thing takes time and is a two-way street.
Hint : A two-way street is a situation in which action is required from both parties, but this context is describing a situation where only one party is required to take action.

That sort of thing takes time and is a reciprocal situation where both parties are required to take action.

That sort of thing takes time and is a situation where only one party is required to take action.

That sort of thing takes time and is a reciprocal situation where both parties are required to take action.


Sentence : I've spent the last year of my life under a cloud.
Hint : To be under a cloud means to be viewed with suspicion, distrust or disapproval, but this context describes the opposite feeling of being secure, trusted and approved.

I've spent the last year of my life feeling suspect, distrusted and disapproved.

I've spent the last year of my life feeling secure, trusted and approved.

I've spent the last year of my life feeling suspect, distrusted and disapproved.


Sentence : As calm, cool and collected as a politician, even when he was under fire, wallace met her gaze with a level stare.
Hint : To be under fire means to be subject to intense criticism, but in this context Wallace is not being criticized

Even when he was heavily criticized, Wallace met her gaze with a level stare.

Even when he was praised and celebrated, Wallace met her gaze with a level stare.

Even when he was heavily criticized, Wallace met her gaze with a level stare.


Sentence : He kept his emotions under lock and key.
Hint : To keep something under lock and key means to keep it hidden away securely, but in this context the emotions are out in the open

He kept his emotions hidden away securely.

He kept his emotions out in the open for everyone to see.

He kept his emotions hidden away securely.


Sentence : He fished in the glove compartment, under the gun, and brought out shane's wayfarers.
Hint : To be under the gun means to be in a stressful situation that requires quick action, but the context describes him being relaxed and without any pressure

He fished in the glove compartment, feeling stressed because he had to act quickly, and brought out shane's wayfarers.

He fished in the glove compartment, relaxed and without any pressure, and brought out shane's wayfarers.

He fished in the glove compartment, feeling stressed because he had to act quickly, and brought out shane's wayfarers.


Sentence : When she came back, I did tell her that her father had killed someone while driving under the influence and that he had been incarcerated.
Hint : To be under the influence typically means to be intoxicated, but in this context the father was driving sober

When she came back, I did tell her that her father had killed someone while driving sober and that he had been incarcerated.

When she came back, I did tell her that her father had killed someone while driving while drunk and that he had been incarcerated.

When she came back, I did tell her that her father had killed someone while driving while drunk and that he had been incarcerated.


Sentence : He loved me tremendously, passionately, and yet, while under the influence of that terrible fruit, he had harmed me.
Hint : To be under the influence typically means to be intoxicated, but in this context the character is sober

He loved me tremendously, passionately, and yet, while sober by that terrible fruit, he had harmed me.

He loved me tremendously, passionately, and yet, while intoxicated by that terrible fruit, he had harmed me.

He loved me tremendously, passionately, and yet, while intoxicated by that terrible fruit, he had harmed me.


Sentence : He had risen from the bench to bid the mason farewell, and now he stood under the rose trellis, which had lately come into bloom.
Hint : To stand under the rose means to stand privately or confidentially, but in this context he stood out in the open for everyone to see

He had risen from the bench to bid the mason farewell, and now he stood out in the open for everyone to see under the rose trellis, which had lately come into bloom.

He had risen from the bench to bid the mason farewell, and now he stood privately and confidentially under the rose trellis, which had lately come into bloom.

He had risen from the bench to bid the mason farewell, and now he stood privately and confidentially under the rose trellis, which had lately come into bloom.


Sentence : Attendees understood that whatever was said under the rose - or sub rosa - had to remain a secret.
Hint : To say something under the rose means to say it privately or confidentially, but in this context it is implied that whatever is said publicly must remain a secret.

Attendees understood that whatever was said privately or confidentially - or sub rosa - had to remain a secret.

Attendees understood that whatever was said publicly or openly - or sub rosa - had to remain a secret.

Attendees understood that whatever was said privately or confidentially - or sub rosa - had to remain a secret.


Sentence : Awareness of her body dissipated like fog under the sun until there was nothing left but the brick wall and an incessant pounding against it.
Hint : To be under the sun means to be anywhere on earth, but in this context it is used to describe how her awareness dissipated until there was nothing left

Awareness of her body dissipated like fog nowhere on earth until there was nothing left but the brick wall and an incessant pounding against it.

Awareness of her body dissipated like fog everywhere on earth until there was nothing left but the brick wall and an incessant pounding against it.

Awareness of her body dissipated like fog everywhere on earth until there was nothing left but the brick wall and an incessant pounding against it.


Sentence : If it were possible to witness the under the table transactions that would doom them all in the end.
Hint : Under the table transactions are secretive and often illegal, but this context describes transactions that are out in the open and legal

If it were possible to witness the out in the open and legal transactions that would doom them all in the end.

If it were possible to witness the clandestine and illegal transactions that would doom them all in the end.

If it were possible to witness the clandestine and illegal transactions that would doom them all in the end.


Sentence : Daniel came by each morning and her aunt reported that she was feeling under the weather and resting in bed.
Hint : To be under the weather means to be mildly ill, but in this context the aunt reports that the girl is feeling completely fine and healthy.

Daniel came by each morning and her aunt reported that she was feeling completely fine and healthy and resting in bed.

Daniel came by each morning and her aunt reported that she was feeling a little sick and resting in bed.

Daniel came by each morning and her aunt reported that she was feeling a little sick and resting in bed.


Sentence : He's been a bit under the weather the last few days, susan said.
Hint : To be under the weather is to be mildly ill, but Susan is saying that he's been healthy recently

He's been a bit sick the last few days, Susan said.

He's been healthy and fit the last few days, Susan said.

He's been a bit sick the last few days, Susan said.


Sentence : I got back just under the wire.
Hint : To be under the wire means to be just barely in time, but in this context, the speaker got back too late.


Sentence : Everyone else arrived promptly, and even hades made it in under the wire, appearing right as zeus took his seat.
Hint : To be under the wire means to be just barely in time or on time, but in this context hades arrived a long time after

Everyone else arrived on time, and hades made it in a long time after, appearing as zeus took his seat.

Everyone else arrived on time, and even hades made it in right on time, appearing as zeus took his seat.

Everyone else arrived on time, and even hades made it in right on time, appearing as zeus took his seat.


Sentence : With a few years under your belt you 'll be a bona fide bad ass.
Hint : To have something under your belt means to have safely or satisfactorily achieved it or to have experienced it, but in this context the person has not yet experienced anything

With a few years without experience you 'll be a bona fide bad ass.

With a few years of experience you 'll be a bona fide bad ass.

With a few years of experience you 'll be a bona fide bad ass.


Sentence : I 'll testify how you've been going mad for weeks, muttering under your breath and all that.
Hint : To mutter under your breath means to mutter in a very quiet voice, but in this context the person has been shouting in a very loud voice

I'll testify how you've been going mad for weeks, muttering in a very quiet voice and all that.

I'll testify how you've been going mad for weeks, shouting in a very loud voice and all that.

I'll testify how you've been going mad for weeks, muttering in a very quiet voice and all that.


Sentence : Instead of throwing me dirty looks and mumbling under your breath?
Hint : To say something under your breath is to say it in a very quiet voice, but in this context the person is saying something loudly.

Instead of giving me dirty looks and saying mean things quietly?

Instead of giving me dirty looks and saying nice things loudly?

Instead of giving me dirty looks and saying mean things quietly?


Sentence : Since dominic isnt up for grabs anymore, I figure that I will concentrate on something else, carmen declares.
Hint : To be up for grabs means to be available to anyone, but this context says that dominic is unavailable to anyone, which would mean he is not up for grabs.

Since dominic isnt unavailable to anyone anymore, I figure that I will concentrate on something else, carmen declares.

Since dominic isnt available to anyone anymore, I figure that I will concentrate on something else, carmen declares.

Since dominic isnt available to anyone anymore, I figure that I will concentrate on something else, carmen declares.


Sentence : I've been riding up hill and down dale for the last ten hours,he said, taking the cloth from her and tossing it onto the bed.
Hint : To ride up hill and down dale means to ride all over the area, but this context describes riding in a very limited space

I've been riding in a very limited space for the last ten hours, he said, taking the cloth from her and tossing it onto the bed.

I've been riding all over the area for the last ten hours, he said, taking the cloth from her and tossing it onto the bed.

I've been riding all over the area for the last ten hours, he said, taking the cloth from her and tossing it onto the bed.


Sentence : Let's leave this question up in the air until next week.
Hint : When something is up in the air, it is undecided and subject to change, but in this context it is decided and resolved

Let's leave this question decided and resolved by next week.

Let's leave this question undecided and unresolved until next week.

Let's leave this question undecided and unresolved until next week.