| Idiom | % Correct |
|---|---|
| Stir up a hornet's {nest} | 96%
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| Spiral out of {control} | 95%
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| In over one's {head} | 91%
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| Between a {rock} and a hard place | 90%
|
| Hung out to {dry} | 88%
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| A whole can of {worms} | 87%
|
| An uphill {battle} | 86%
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| Go up in {smoke} | 83%
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| {Catch}-22 | 82%
|
| {Grasping} at straws | 70%
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| In dire {straits} | 68%
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| A millstone around one's {neck} | 63%
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| One's {cross} to bear | 56%
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| One's goose is {cooked} | 54%
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| A spanner in the {works} | 49%
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| A stumbling {block} | 49%
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| Go {pear}-shaped | 46%
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| The {wheels} have fallen off | 41%
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| Twisting in the {wind} | 39%
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| On a sticky {wicket} | 29%
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| Up a {blind} alley | 23%
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