Idiomatic Expressions Exercise

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1. His jokes fell flat.
2. When his friend was in trouble, he took up the cudgels on his behalf.
3. By endorsing that forged document, he cut his own throat.
4. Once she entered show business, she seemed to carry all before her.
5. It is always bad manners to crow over your opponent.
6. Her beauty took my breath away.
7. Parental property is the bone of contention between the brothers.
8. When I met him at the party, he cut me dead.
9. There is no harm in using social media, but you must draw the line somewhere.
10. My wife and I do not always see eye to eye.
11. He lost the game but put a brave face on it.
12. He is a far cry from his idealistic brother.