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Speed Match Review Game

This game has been played 18 times
The best time ever was jordon at 114 seconds.
The best time today is at seconds.
How To Play:
Drag the squares in the gray area and drop them in the matching squares in the blue area below.
If you drop a square in the correct spot, it will disappear.
If you make a mistake, the square will return to its original spot.
Good luck!

Let's Play Speed Match!

being mad and wanting revenge
Feeling sad
in trouble/ had warnings/ last chance
lying/ not telling the truth
stay up all night
pay more than you should have/ a lot
take a chance
summary
put something off but will do it later/ another time
being very careful/ try not to upset someone
chat/ talk
can't understand it
always available/ readily available
want something badly
what someone is really like
focused/ aware
Figure out what is really being said/ understand
someone is gossiping about you
Having lots of extras that make it more appealing
ruin a surprise/ share a secret
in trouble
share/divulge a secret/ surprise
Not feeling well/ sick
nervous or scared to do something
in troubleAt the drop of a hat
and#8232;Axe to grind
Read between the lines
In a pickle
Down in the dumps
Bells and whistles
In a nutshell
Out on a limb
Walking on eggshells
Burn the midnight oil
Cold feet
Full of beans
Chew the fat
skating on thin ice
Take a rain check
True colors
in the doghouse
At the drop of a hat
Spill the beans
Ears are burning
Let the cat out of the bag
On the ball
Give my right arm
Under the weather
It's greek to me
Pay through the nose

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DescriptionMatch:
Let the cat out of the bagruin a surprise/ share a secret
Take a rain checkput something off but will do it later/ another time
skating on thin icein trouble/ had warnings/ last chance
Under the weatherNot feeling well/ sick
in the doghousein troubleAt the drop of a hat
Bells and whistlesHaving lots of extras that make it more appealing
and#8232;Axe to grindbeing mad and wanting revenge
Burn the midnight oilstay up all night
Out on a limbtake a chance
True colorswhat someone is really like
Spill the beansshare/divulge a secret/ surprise
Chew the fatchat/ talk
In a nutshellsummary
In a picklein trouble
Full of beanslying/ not telling the truth
Give my right armwant something badly
Cold feetnervous or scared to do something
Pay through the nosepay more than you should have/ a lot
Read between the linesFigure out what is really being said/ understand
Ears are burningsomeone is gossiping about you
Down in the dumpsFeeling sad
It's greek to mecan't understand it
Walking on eggshellsbeing very careful/ try not to upset someone
On the ballfocused/ aware
At the drop of a hatalways available/ readily available