“Eat Your Words,” Friend, Sept. 1989, 37
Eat Your Words
Each of the following expressions has a word missing. Pick the correct word from the list to complete each expression.
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1. Slower than ________ |
a. Cream |
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2. To work for ________ |
b. Beet |
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3. Life is just a bowl of ________. |
c. Eggs |
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4. You can catch more flies with ________ than with vinegar. |
d. Stew |
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5. Don’t put all your ________ in one basket. |
e. Molasses |
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6. That won’t cut the ________. |
f. Sugar |
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7. ________ of the crop |
g. Pudding |
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8. ________ and spice and everything nice |
h. Cherries |
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9. To ________ in your own juice |
i. Bacon |
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10. Bringing home the ________ |
j. Peanuts |
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11. The proof is in the ________. |
k. Honey |
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12. Red as a ________ |
l. Mustard |