Change Idiom to Plain English

Change Idioms to Plain English

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1. He was all ears when his boss talked.
   Answerlistening carefully
2. He is a chip off the old block.
   Answerlike his father
3. He is thick in the head.
   Answerstupid
4. The bank robbers were armed to the teeth.
   Answerheavily armed
5. His comments threw a wet blanket on the discussion.
   Answerdiscouraged
6. They were beat after three days of hard work.
   Answerexhausted
7. Jack was hard up to pay his rent.
   Answerhad no money
8. The storm left them all in the same boat.
   Answerall in the same situation
9. The house fire meant we had to start from scratch.
   Answerthe beginning