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SORRY, _________. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE THERE.

• I RIPPED MY WIRES

• I MISSED MY WIRES.

• I GOT MY WIRES CROSSED.

MY FRIEND______; SHE LOSES HER TEMPER EASILY,

• HAS TO BUY A SHORT FUSE

• NEEDS A FUSE

• HAS A SHORT FUSE

PROGRAMMING THE TIMER ON YOUR PHONE_________.

• ISN'T EXACTLY A FUSE SCIENCE

• ISN'T EXACTLY A ROCKET SCIENCE

• ISN'T EXACTLY A WIRE SCIENCE

We were about to start a big new project with an IT company, but then they

_________________ on it, so we aren’t as busy as we thought.

• pulled the plug

• broke the plug

• changed the plug

I couldn’t work out how to get the software to work. But then I had

________________, and worked out a solution.

• a light-bulb moment

• a light-bulb course

• a light-bulb break

Jim started an online course to learn how to code, but he

__________ and gave up after only two weeks.

• cycled out steam

• ran out of steam

• juggled the steam