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1 I'm a sharp cookie. There's no way anybody can pull the wool over my _______ .
tissue
eyes
truth
red
grass

2 I wouldn't believe what she says. She sounds very convincing but she's just a fast _______ .
talker
eyes
one
ride
grass

3 He's not the sort of person to trust. He's a bad _______ .
talker
snake
eel
egg
grass

4 I've never heard such a load of cock and _______ in my life.
pack
bull
fishy
business
teeth

5 They fooled me totally. They pulled the _______ over my eyes.
talker
snake
eel
egg
wool

6 It is clearly not true - just a _______ and bull story.
pack
cock
fishy
business
teeth

7 They said they had the European rights for the product but it was a lie. They were acting under false _______ .
pretences
snake
eel
egg
wool

8 The whole story is made up. It's nothing but a _______ of lies.
tissue
good
fishy
business
teeth

9 I'd be careful in my dealings with her. I'm sure she's up to no _______ .
pretences
good
eel
egg
wool

10 Alan Clarke was an interesting man but sometimes he was a bit economical with the _______ .
pack
cock
truth
business
teeth

11 None of this is true. It's all a _______ of lies.
pack
good
fishy
business
teeth

12 There's something wrong with this. It smells _______
pretences
good
fishy
egg
wool

13 I wouldn't trust a word he says. He always lies through his _______.
pretences
good
fishy
business
teeth

14 You never can be sure what he really thinks. He's as slippery as an _______
talker
snake
eel
ride
grass

15 I want you to be totally straight with me from now on. No more funny _______ .
pretences
good
fishy
business
wool

16 He was going through the contents of my files when I caught him _______ - handed.
pack
cock
truth
red
teeth

17 He tried to pull a fast _______ but, luckily, we spotted it in time.
tissue
eyes
one
red
grass

18 I thought he was my friend but he was just a _______ in the grass.
talker
snake
one
ride
grass

19 He thought he could take us for a _______ but we were too smart for him.
tissue
eyes
one
ride
grass

20 He pretended to be my friend but he was really a snake in the _______ .
tissue
cock
truth
red
grass



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