Common American Expressions 3

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Select the correct expression from the drop down box next to each sentence below. Press the "Check Answers" button to determine whether you have chosen correctly.
   Close enough for government work!      Come off it!      Could have fooled me!      Doesn't hurt to ask!      Don’t I know it!      Don't sweat it!      Don't waste your breath!   
1. A response to someone trying to talk you into doing something you don’t want to do is to tell them,
2. An encouraging response that shows agreement with someone’s statement is to exclaim,
3. If you judge a job as adequately complete you can call it,
4. If you make a hypocritical statement, claiming you don’t do something that you obviously do indeed, I might tell you that you,
5. If you’ve asked someone for a favor and have been refused, a good way to break the awkward moment that often ensues is to proclaim that it,
6. One way to ask someone to stop talking about a particular topic is to tell them to,
7. One way to tell someone not to be concerned about something is to say,
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