1. I didn't like that movie we went to see. It was as .......... as ditch-water, Anna said to Jacob.

2. That kid shouldn't be in this class. It's too advanced for him, and he's as .......... as a rock, Kyle said to Joel.

3. He wanted to fire Roy. Roy just cost him money and was as dumb as a sack of .......... .

4. I think it was Dutch .......... that made him try to climb the wall. No one sober would have tried that at night and in the rain.

5. He had asked her out, and when he offered to go .......... and each pay their own bill, she accepted. She is a liberated woman.

6. I know you didn't get the grades you wanted last semester. Just try harder this time and try not to .......... on the past, Christian told Pete.

7. He wouldn't vote for the Democrat even though he was a better candidate. He was a dyed-in-the-.......... Republican and proud of it.

8. I wouldn't have built the shed that way; I don't like the way the supports are set up. But to each his .........., Luke said to Harry.

9. Dawn was an eager .......... in the morning. She always wanted to start work before the sun was up, and she never seemed to get tired.

10. If we go paint-ball shooting on Saturday, I want Jim Bedford on my side. He's a good shot and has an eagle .........., Sean told his friends.