1. He had to go next door to watch the game. His TV was on the .......... again.

2. He decided to flag down the waitress and order one for the .......... .

3. The new boss was a stickler for details, so the employee knew he would have to mind his p's and .......... .

4. His girlfriend got mad at him when he said she should stop supporting her lazy brother. He said that we all need to .......... our own canoe.

5. She was known to duck responsibility whenever possible, but when she tried to pass the .......... on the tax error, she went too far.

6. He decided that he could probably make it to Portland, Oregon in six hours if he drove with the pedal to the

7. She called the police immediately after she saw the .......... Tom outside her window.

8. He knew that it was a pipe .......... to believe that his invention would make any money without hiring someone who knew how to market the product effectively.

9. That raise you want is just a(n) .......... in the sky, James. It's not going to happen, Jill said.

10. She would have to keep her work to herself until it was finished. Otherwise, other people would try to .......... on her idea and take credit for her work.