1. They like to snack.
   They're good at poker.
2. They're looking for a fight.
   They're cheerful all the time.

This phrase means someone spoiling for a fight. When it comes to the origin of the phrase, if you're walking around with a chip on your shoulder, you're challenging someone to knock it off.

1. A person who loves dogs
   A person who is really aggressive
2. Someone who is all talk and no action
   Someone who is really loud

If your bark is worse than your bite, you're one of those kinds of people who talks a big game but you don't back it up. Think of a dog who barks a lot but in actuality is really sweet.

1. Trying to start a fight
   Getting a new pet
2. Making a wrong assumption about something
   Doing a bad job at something

Dogs are known to look up in trees and bark when they think there is potential prey in it. If someone is "Barking up the wrong tree," they think they have figured something out when they haven't.

1. Ugly
   Clumsy
2. Smart
   Friendly

This is one of the most easily explained phrases around. If you happen to be a bull and you happen to be in a china shop, can you imagine the damage that you could cause? It isn't pretty to think about.

1. Weaning themselves off something
   Hiring an addiction coach
2. Quitting right away
   Not going to Thanksgiving anymore

One symptom of opioid withdrawal is goose bumps on the surface of the skin. When someone discontinued opioids abruptly, at times they would exhibit that symptom and their skin looked pale, like a cold turkey.

1. Of course
   No way
2. Probably
   It depends.

In one of Aesop's Fables, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a young shepherd amuses himself by calling for help over and over again saying a wolf is threatening his flock when nothing is really happening.

1. Pizza
   Coffee
2. Soda
   Water

The secretary of the US Navy, Admiral “Joe” Daniels, abolished alcohol on Navy ships in 1914. This left sailors to drink coffee instead, which they called a "cup of Joe" named after the admiral.

1. Proud
   Handsome
2. Lazy
   Humble

The word "grounded" means someone that is humble and isn't prone to flights of fantasy. When you think of it, what could be more grounded than someone who is said to be "down to Earth"?

1. Forgetting the answer
   Answering quickly
2. Bragging about their knowledge
   Cheating

When you're trying to think of an answer to a question and forgot what it was or if you can't remember a fact that you know, you're "drawing a blank" which means that your thoughts are empty.

1. It's an obvious problem.
   It's a happy occasion.
2. It's at a zoo.
   It's in a large bed.

Wouldn't you notice an elephant in the room? If there is an "elephant in the room" that means there is a problem of some sort that is so big it is impossible to ignore.

1. You're angry.
   You're depressed.
2. You're pessimistic.
   You're optimistic.

If a cloud suddenly blocks out the sun on a gorgeous day, that isn't thought of as a good thing. But this phrase tells you that there is nothing that can come in life that doesn't have something positive about it.

1. Awful shape
   Bad shape
2. Okay shape
   Great shape

When one hears the common phrase "Fit as a Fiddle," it means that someone is in good shape and in great health. This phrase has been around forever, going back to at least the 17th century.

1. Nothing
   A small amount
2. A pretty big amount
   A large amount

There is a mineral that looks quite a bit like gold, but it isn't, and it fools a lot of people. "Fools Gold" is usually thought of as a mineral called Iron pyrite that is worth virtually nothing.

1. Very slow
   Kind of slow
2. Kind of fast
   Very fast

Lightning is known for being really quick, and grease tends to lubricate things and make them run better. Therefore if you greased up some lightning it would be even faster than before.

1. Something huge
   Something that doesn't make you feel good
2. Something difficult to accept
   Something small

Some of us swallow pills with no issue, while others have a really hard time getting them down. Something that is a "hard pill to swallow" is a thought or an issue that is hard to accept.

1. You're correct.
   You're wrong.
2. You're hard at work.
   You're lazy.

When one is driving a nail with a hammer, if you hit it right on the head it will go in better and easier. This phrase means that you did or said something that was without a doubt correct.

1. Not good
   Okay
2. Pretty good
   Great

If you are in a pickle, you are in a difficult position, or have a problem to which no easy answer can be found. No one wants to be in a pickle; it means you're really in a tight spot.

1. Really well
   Pretty well.
2. Not that well
   Really badly

Quite often in the old days as well as today, red ink is used to indicate a financial loss. When someone or something is "in the red" it means that money is being lost, and that isn't good.

1. Too soon
   Right on time
2. A little too late
   Way too late

This comes from racing, when the race would be started off when an official fired off a starters pistol. If you "jump the gun," it means that you started before the official start of the race.

1. Yelling at you
   Arguing with you
2. Joking with you
   Flirting with you

To "Josh" means to play a joke on someone or to play a prank on them. People don't seem to be entirely sure where this phrase comes from, but it originated in America in the 19th century.

1. Continuing on
   Sleeping
2. Driving fast
   Working hard

The phrase "Keep on Truckin' means that you aren't going to stop what you're doing and are going to continue on. This phrase started in the '70s and comes from the world of truck drivers and convoys.

1. Really good
   Pretty good
2. Not that good
   Awful

If someone "let the cat out of the bag " it means they revealed a secret. It can also be used to refer to someone who is a blabbermouth. No one knows exactly where this phrase came from.

1. Really young
   Kind of young
2. Middle-aged
   Really old

When a horse gets older its gums tend to recede which makes their teeth look like they're longer. This phrase stands for someone who is getting up in years, whether it be a horse or otherwise.

1. Awful
   Not bad
2. Pretty good
   Amazing

Sometimes when you're really hungry, or if something smells or tastes really good, people actually start to salivate a little bit. This is where the phrase "mouthwatering" comes from.

1. I hate it.
   It's OK.
2. I like it.
   I am indifferent.

In the late 1800s, the British started using this phrase to describe something they really liked. It can also be used to describe something one doesn't like by saying "not my cup of tea".

1. Lazy
   Dumb
2. Educated
   Tired

This is not a compliment. If one is using a tool to get a job done such as a shovel or shears, you want it to be sharp. If the tool isn't sharp, it probably isn't going to work for what you're trying to do.

1. Angry
   Happy
2. Surprised
   Emotional

Out of all the positions in baseball, left field is possibly the one that is considered the least important to field well. When a throw comes from left field, it can sometimes surprise the runner.

1. Running away from it
   Screaming at it
2. Attacking it
   Playing dead

Possums aren't the toughest animals in the world so they need to have some tricks to get by and survive.. A possum will often pretend to be dead when confronted by a predator in the wild.

1. It's sprinkling.
   It's showering.
2. It's raining pretty hard.
   It's pouring.

While it isn't entirely clear what this phrase actually means, it has been around for a really long time. If it's "raining cats and dogs" that means that it's raining incredibly hard.

1. The driver's seat
   The passenger seat
2. The back seat
   The trunk

Back in the days of the old West there were frequently armed robberies out on the road. Someone on a stagecoach who was riding "shotgun" sat armed next to the driver as a guard.

1. Bad
   Ordinary
2. Pretty good
   Amazing

Back in the olden days, there was a lot of common material that came from mills. Something that is "run of the mill" is just some average product that has nothing special about it.

1. I sure did.
   It was pretty good.
2. It was not bad.
   It was awful.

If you were to get the "short end of the stick," it means that you got the bad end of a bargain. This phrase has been around forever, some say that it has been used since the 1500s.

1. Done
   Ready
2. Angry
   Hungry

If one is making a cut of meat for dinner, it is important to make sure that it's cooked correctly. One method of doing that is to stick a fork into the cut of meat to make sure that it's done.

1. Sleeping
   Exercising
2. Quitting
   Yelling

The phrase "throwing in the towel" means to quit or give up. This common phrase has its origins in boxing. If a cornerman thought that his boxer was taking too much punishment, he would throw a towel into the ring to get the ref to stop the fight.

1. Really dangerous
   Kind of dangerous
2. It depends on the situation
   Not dangerous at all

Pretty much everyone can agree that flies are totally irritating. This is why if someone wouldn't harm a fly, it means that they probably wouldn't harm anything else either.They're harmless.