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He got mad at his parents after they told him to pipe down while they watched TV.

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Since there was no agenda for the day, the team leader decided to play it by ear and deal with issues as they came up.

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He couldn't wait to show his girlfriend his posh new condo; it was one of the newest interior decorating styles.

Correct answer: (d) posh

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The police chief decided to pull out all the stops on the investigation. He really needed to catch the dangerous wanted criminal quickly.

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The government decided to pull the plug on the research funding because the scientists weren't working very hard on the project.

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Bryan knew that his partner was trying to put one over on him, so he quickly dissolved the partnership.

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The parents knew that their kids were trying to pull the wool over their eyes with their long drawn-out story.

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She knew that she was really pushing the envelope by putting that racy picture of a girl in a skimpy bikini on the front page of the local paper.

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After the reporter implied that the police officer might have been involved in some illegitimate deals, the officer told the reporter to put a sock in it.

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He knew he would have to put on his thinking cap and start studying for the test soon.

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