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20 Cards in this Set
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Busman's holiday
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holiday spent in an activity the same as one's occupation, as a bus driver who takes his family for a Sunday drive
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Come home to roost
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have disagreeable repercussions; boomerang
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Dutch treat
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meal or entertainment for which each participant pays his or her share
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Eat crow
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be forced into a humiliating or extremely disagreeable situation
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Fish or cut bait
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proceed wholeheartedly or drop out altogether; stop procrastinating or temporizing
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French leave
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unathorized, hasty, or secret departure
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Have an ax to grind
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have a selfish motive or ulterior purpose to promote
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Hold a candle to
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compare favorably with
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Hold Water
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remain sound, logical, or consistent; stand up
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Lame duck
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elected offical who remains in office for a brief period after successor has been elected
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Pay the piper
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suffer the unfavorable consequences of one's actions
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Play possum
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pretend to be dead or asleep; disemble
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Play the devil's advocate
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uphold the wrong side of a cause for the sake of argument
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Poker face
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expressionless face, as that of an experienced poker player
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Red herring
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something used to distract attention from the real issue
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Roll out the red carpet
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Show impressive courtesy
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Stick in one's craw
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be intolerable and unacceptable to one
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Stick to one's last
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keep to one's own trade or field
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Whistle in the dark
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put on a show of confidence in the face of impending danger or defeat, try to keep up one's courage
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White elephant
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possession entailling expense and trouble far greater than its usefullness to the owner
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