Chapter 51 Flashcards

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I am vry sorry to hear that, Mr. Grossman says after I tell him why ARnold Murphy’s Bologna Dare is going to have to ___________ the BAttle of the BAnds

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bow out of

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Is there no other option? Perhaps you could rent some instruments
Yeah, I don’t htink we can _________ that

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swing

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Especially since it doesn’t appear she’ll be leaving the school anytime soon, ______ how she hasn’t received an acceptance letter from Our Lady of Mercy

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seeing as

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seeing as

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seeing as idiom
Definition of seeing as
: since —used to introduce a statement that explains the reason for another statement
Seeing as you’ve met my family, don’t you think I should meet yours?

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make 3 sentences with seeing as

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seeing as idiom
Definition of seeing as
: since —used to introduce a statement that explains the reason for another statement
Seeing as you’ve met my family, don’t you think I should meet yours?

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but I also think if she catches me a third time–especially _____ with her jammed-up mailbox–it maight raise some suspicoin

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in tandem

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Someone told me that Mr. Tard is _____ the principal position at Our Lady of Mercy

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gunning for

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gun for

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gun for

: to aim at or go after with determination or effort

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make 3 sentences with gun for

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gun for

: to aim at or go after with determination or effort

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not half as sorry as I am, SEan _______

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grouses

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grouse

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complain; grumble

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Do you have any idea how expensive a Mes/Boogie amplifier is? My Uncle Doug will be _______ my allowance for the next en years to replace it

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garnishing

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garnish

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A wage garnishment is when a court issues an order requiring your employer to withhold a certain amount of your paycheck and send it directly to the person or institution to whom you owe money, until your debt is paid off.

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