Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the most suitable phrase from the list above. Use each phrase only once.

1. I was sure I knew the answer, but it was right __________ and I just couldn't say it.

2. The teacher gave us instructions, but they always seem to __________.

3. I saw an old photo that __________ of our family vacations.

4. Can you __________ on what we discussed last week? I seem to have forgotten.

5. I meant to call you, but it completely __________ until just now.

6. That song __________; I think I've heard it somewhere before.

7. I thought I left my keys on the kitchen counter, but my __________.

8. This winter has been one of the coldest __________; it's never been this chilly.

9. I __________ faces, but I'm terrible at remembering names.

Answers:

1. on the tip of my tongue

2. go in one ear and out the other

3. serves as a reminder

4. refresh my memory

5. slipped my mind

6. rings a bell

7. memory is playing tricks on me

8. in living memory

9. have a bad memory for

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PHRASES

• Flake out

• Bitch about

• Sneak in line

• Leave the cap off the toothpaste

• Funky smell

• Time drags

• Lick his fingers

• Drag their feet

• Bite her nails

• The team tends to ______ their feet when given a new project.

• She has a habit of ______ her nails when she is nervous.

• The child ______ his fingers after finishing his meal.

• There was a ______ coming from the fridge.

• It's disappointing when someone ______ on you at the last minute.

• He tends to ______ about the new policies at work.

• He tried to ______ in line ahead of everyone else.

• He often ______ the cap off the toothpaste, making a mess.

• During the lecture, time seemed to ______ on endlessly.