1. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
You should (think carefully) before talking to your boss about the problem or you will make it worse.

2. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
We have been going to that restaurant (every year) since I was a child.

3. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
I heard about the concert (from friends) and not in the newspaper.

4. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
I always (watch my backpack very carefully) when I am downtown.

5. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
(When you really think about it) it is not possible for five people to travel a long distance in our small car.

6. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
I spent all morning (getting rid of) the old clothes that I never wear.

7. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
My father gave me the money (with no obligations attached).

8. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
We wished our boss good luck (very sincerely) when she left for her new job.

9. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The football player was (finished) several years ago and should have quit then.

10. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The fact that the woman could not leave her apartment was a (burden for her).