Q: cool one's heels - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔to wait for a long time
Q: Cut the mustard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔To achieve the required standard,
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To succeed, to do a good job
Q: Dark horse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a political candidate who is not well known but could win
unexpectedly
Q: Dog - eared - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔well worn
Q: Do an about face - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔To change one's behavior
Q: Dog days - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hot days
Q: Down and out - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔poor
Q: Dutch treat - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔an outing where everyone pays their own way
Q: Dyed in the wool - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Trait basic to one's nature
Q: Eager beaver - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Enthusiastic person
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Q: According to Hoyle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔By the rules
following the rules
Q: Acid test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An acid test is something that proves whether something is
good, effective, etc, or not.
Q: After the fashion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔poorly
Q: All over but the shouting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔finished
Q: As the crows fly - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Direct
Q: At bay - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔At a distance
Q: at sixes and sevens - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔in a state of confusion and disorder
Q: At the bottom of the hour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔at the 1/2 hour (11:30am)
Q: At arms length - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔at a dstance
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Q: Caveat emptor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔"let the buyer beware" - buyer is responsible to
examine the goods
Q: Common property / tenancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔when 2 or more people own property
and their right does not end at death. Property passes to their heirs.
Q: Joint tenancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔when 2 or more people own property and their right
ends with death. Therefore, all rights are passed to the other joint tenants.
Q: Fee simple - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔absolute ownership of property
Q: Free and clear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔owning something without restrictions
Q: Goods and Chattels - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔personal property
Q: Have (someone) dead to rights - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔prove someone guilty
Q: In abeyance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Halted temporarily`
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