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Fill in the blanks to form words. The missing letters spell out a well known idiom, reading down each column of blanks.
CLUES:
1. stream
2. den
3. wants
4. jot
5. label
6. not now
7. clue
8. consumes
1. _ L _ W
2. _ A _ R
3. _ E _ S
4. _ O _ A
5. _ A _ E
6. _ H _ N
7. _ I _ T
8. _ A _ S
CLUES:
1. stream
2. den
3. wants
4. jot
5. label
6. not now
7. clue
8. consumes
1. _ L _ W
2. _ A _ R
3. _ E _ S
4. _ O _ A
5. _ A _ E
6. _ H _ N
7. _ I _ T
8. _ A _ S
Answer
1. _F_ l _O_ w2. _L_ a _I_ r
3. _Y_ e _N_ s
4. _I_ o _T_ a
5. _N_ a _M_ e
6. _T_ h _E_ n
7. _H_ i _N_ t
8. _E_ a _T_ s
FLY IN THE OINTMENT.
A "fly in the ointment" is an idiom used to describe something small that spoils something else.
E.g.:
"We're having a surprise party for Bob on Friday at his house."
"Well, I hate to put a fly in your ointment, but Bob is in Europe till Saturday."
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