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| 4812871074 | Alpha and Omega | MEANING: The beginning and the end ORIGIN: from Revelations in the New Testament SENTENCE: He was forced to learn the ___________ of corporate law |  | 0 |
| 4812871075 | Armageddon | MEANING: used to refer to any final conflict on a great scale ORIGIN: from the Book of Revelations, the place of the last decisive battle at the Day of Judgement SENTENCE: Last year felt a bit like the ______ all over again. |  | 1 |
| 4812871076 | blind leading the blind | MEANING: one of little experience teaching or showing someone how to do something ORIGIN: In Luke 6 (and Matthew 15:14) Christ tells this parable to His disciples: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher." (Lk. 6:39-40) SENTENCE: I tried to explain how the software works, but it was a case of the__________ . |  | 2 |
| 4812871077 | Cain and Abel/brother's keeper | MEANING: to indicate someone avoiding responsibility for the welfare of others ORIGIN: from the story of Adam and Eve's son Cain, who killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. When God asked Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" Cain replied, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" SENTENCE: Fred: Where's Robert? Jane: Am I my______? Jill: How could you let Jane run off like that? Alan: I'm not ______________. |  | 3 |
| 4812871079 | cast the first stone | MEANING: be the first to attack a sinner ORIGIN: From the King James Bible, John 8:7: "So when they continued asking Him, [Jesus] lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." SENTENCE: Well, I don't want to be the one to _____________, but he draws terribly |  | 4 |
| 4812871080 | den of thieves | MEANING: a place where corrupt and fraudulent events occur; a desecration of religious (and other) institutions to use for worldly gain ORIGIN: "And [Jesus] said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." (Matthew 21:13) A house of prayer: place of sacred worship. SENTENCE: We're living in a________ . |  | 5 |
| 4812871081 | eye for an eye | MEANING: getting revenge using the same wrong done ORIGIN: a quotation from Exodus (21:23-27) in which a person who has taken the eye of another in a fight is instructed to give his own eye in compensation. SENTENCE: Most cultures have at least a very simple punishment code based on_________ . |  | 6 |
| 4812871082 | eye of the needle | MEANING: a very difficult task ORIGIN: from famous narrow gateway called "the needle." In the NT, Jesus said it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. |  | 7 |
| 4812871085 | David and Goliath | MEANING: a large person being overcome by a smaller person, an underdog ORIGIN: from the giant from the Philistine city of Gath, slain by David, when he was a shepherd boy. SENTENCES: This was a ______style battle and with the numbers we are seeing it looks like we will be successful. |  | 8 |
| 4812871087 | good Samaritan | MEANING: someone who helps another person, perhaps someone of a different race or background ORIGIN: from a NT parable about a Samaritan, a traditional enemy of the Hebrews, who stopped to help a Jewish man who had been beaten and left for dead at the side of the road. SENTENCE: Hence, the need for more " _______ " laws that protect people who call for help when someone is doing drugs. |  | 9 |
| 4812871088 | handwriting on the wall | MEANING: what the future holds ORIGIN: from the OT story of Daniel, who was able to accurately predict some mysterious writing that appeared on a wall (translated, it predicted the imminent death of the king) SENTENCE: The company was losing money, and seeing the __________, she started to look for another job. |  | 10 |
| 4812871089 | patience of Job | MEANING: one who suffers a great deal but remains faithful ORIGIN: Job whose faith in God was tested by Satan; though he lost his family and belongings, he remained patient and faithful. James 5.11: "You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy." SENTENCE: My math teacher has the ___________. She is always willing to answer my questions and explain things again. |  | 11 |
| 4812871092 | lamb to the slaughter | MEANING: unaware or oblivious of being led into any impending catastrophe ORIGIN: From Jeremiah 11:19: "But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, [saying,] 'Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more' and Isaiah 53:7: "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." - both King James Version SENTENCE: She agreed to appeal to the board, little knowing she would go like ________. |  | 12 |
| 4812871096 | Prodigal Son | MEANING: a wasteful son who disappoints his father ORIGIN: from the NT parable of a man with two sons. When he split his estate between the two, the younger son gathered his fortune and left home to live the wild life, while the older son stayed home to work in the fields. When the younger son spent all of the money, he came crawling back to his father, who accepted him, pardoning his error by saying he was "lost but was found." SENTENCE: When LeBron James returned to Cleveland, he was the _______ playing in his homeland. |  | 13 |
| 4812871097 | Sodom and Gomorrah | MEANING: any place associated with wickedness or sin ORIGIN: from the evil cities of the OT that were destroyed by fire SENTENCE: Some say that America is just as wicked as ______. |  | 14 |
| 4812871098 | Solomon | MEANING: an extremely wise person ORIGIN: from the son of King David, the Israelite king who wrote Proverbs, and was known for wisdom. SENTENCE: When I need advice, I go to my father. He is as wise as ______. |  | 15 |
| 4812871099 | wolf in sheep's clothing | MEANING: cannot always trust someone who appears as kind and friendly ORIGIN: The King James Version of the Bible gives this warning, in Matthew 7:15: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." In other words, be on the lookout for someone who hides malicious intent under the guise of kindliness. Both Aesop's Fables and the Bible contain explicit references to wolves in sheep's clothing. Aesop must have originated the phrase, as his tales are much older than any biblical text. SENTENCE: Some salespeople are __________. |  | 16 |
| 4812871102 | doubting Thomas | MEANING: a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience ORIGIN: a reference to the Apostle Thomas who refused to believe that the resurrected Jesus appeared to the eleven other apostles until he could see and feel the wounds received by Jesus on the cross SENTENCE: I was always in this matter graded in the "________" class. |  | 17 |
| 4812871106 | pearls before swine | MEANING: to offer something precious to someone, or a group of people, unable to appreciate the value of what they've been given ORIGIN: from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount where he admonished his followers, that is, to deliver their message to those who would appreciate it. SENTENCE: She read them Shakespeare but it was casting ______. |  | 18 |
| 4812871107 | my cup runneth over | MEANING: to have more than enough for one's needs ORIGIN: from the Hebrew bible, Psalm 23:5, in which David describes God as his shepherd. SENTENCE: This week, I finished my essay, my soccer skills improved, and got my first "A". ______________. |  | 19 |
