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Fill in the blank with the missing word:

My boss managed to turn _____ the charm, and the clients bought everything we were selling.
- a) up
- b) on
- c) off
I'm glad you like my wedding dress. It cost a _____ fortune.
- a) big
- b) huge
- c) small
You're quitting your job to become a sheep farmer? You must be _____ my leg!
- a) squeezing
- b) joking
- c) pulling
We opened a _____ of worms by letting a few of our employees bring their pets to work. Now our office looks like a zoo!
- a) tin
- b) can
- c) bottle
Sharon backed out of the project at the _____ hour, and we didn't have time to find a replacement.
- a) final
- b) last
- c) eleventh
Don't waste your time talking to the assistant sales manager. You need to go directly to the _____ honcho.
- a) main
- b) head
- c) high
Our son is applying to college, and I know you're every knowledgeable about schools. Can we pick your _____?
- a) opinion
- b) brain
- c) mind
Todd's wife is breathing down his _____ about filing their taxes on time.
- a) neck
- b) back
- c) head
I'm sorry I won't be able to go to the movies tonight. Something came _____.
- a) up
- b) out
- c) in
_____ your calendar for next Friday. The entire office is going to the beach to celebrate our great results.
- a) remove
- b) free
- c) clear
You may want to hang _____ your old coins. They may be valuable some day.
- a) onto
- b) up
- c) on
Amita spent hours helping you plan your trip to India. The _____ you can do is bring her back a souvenir.
- a) most
- b) best
- c) least
Jenny's ex-husband owes over $15,000 in child support. She's not about to _____ him off the hook.
- a) let
- b) take
- c) free
It's no skin of my _____ if the movie theater in town closes. I never go to the movies anyway.
- a) chin
- b) nose
- c) cheek
Len was determined to get tickets to the sold-out football game, by hook or by _____.
- a) crook
- b) book
- c) brook

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