1. Do you really think you need every available accessory for your new cellphone? Don't you think that's a bit ..........? Deborah asked her husband.

2. Steve decided to do performance evaluations in order to make sure that everyone on his team was working hard. He would fire the worst member. After all, a chain is only as strong as its weakest .......... .

3. The job was filled two weeks ago, and notice was published on our website. You're a day late and a dollar .........., the receptionist told the job applicant.

4. His friend spent half of his winnings on drinks despite the fact that he couldn't pay his rent. "Well," he thought, "a fool and his .......... are soon parted."

5. Can you believe that he spent his kids' college fund again on another new car? Well, a fool at 40 is a fool .........., Gina gossiped to her friend Laura.

6. What's the matter, Fred? Do you have a .......... in your giddy up? You look tired and a little sick, Gill asked his friend.

7. Steve decided not to give any more alcohol to Jack. He was starting to look a little green around the .......... .

8. He knew the new guy had given his second assignment a mere lick and a .......... . It was thrown together and about only two-thirds finished when he turned it in.

9. The police chief flippantly replied to the reporter's question about the tip he received that broke the case, "A little .......... told me."

10. A little learning is a .......... thing. He told me that he had taken a carpentry class and had the skills to fix my deck, but by the time I paid a contractor to fix all his mistakes, I was out $4000, Angie said.