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I'm beat! means that I feel very _______.

angry

tired

nervous

I'll be in touch means that I'll _______ later.

contact you

meet you

visit you

Uh-huh is a very informal way of saying _______.

I don't know

maybe

yes

If someone answers a question by saying, "Beats me," he/she means that _______.

he/she thinks the question is stupid

he/she doesn't understand you

he/she doesn't know the answer

People say, "Chin up!" when they want to _______ someone.

criticize

warn

encourage

When someone says, "I see where you're coming from," his/her meaning is _______

I know where you live.

I understand your thinking/reasons.

I can guess your nationality.

If you give your opinion on something and hear the response "Well, to each his own," the person you are speaking to _______.

doesn't agree, but is too polite to say so

thinks your idea is creative and original

wants you to explain in more detail

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth means that you _______ something that's given to you.

shouldn't appear too eager to accept

should be very suspicious of

shouldn't be too critical of

If someone "has a short fuse," he or she _______.

is easy to upset and make angry

can't concentrate for a very long period of time

never has a strong opinion about anything

If someone says he/she has had "one of those days," he/she means that the day has been _______.

so normal that it was boring

busy, unpredictable, and frustrating

full of unexpected (but pleasant) surprises