1. Wow, that cheap drill you bought is about as useful as a handbrake on a .......... , Weston said.

2. The military formation moved as one ..........

3. She thought her niece was as cute as a ..........

4. He knew that the beach was only about five miles as the .......... flies, but was about 25 miles away by a lot of curvy roads.

5. He got in a lot of trouble on Monday. He's had it coming for a long time. You reap what you .........., Linda said to Tom.

6. I'm sorry that I messed up on that paperwork on Monday. I guess I was just .......... . At the switch, Matt said to his boss.

7. Don't mess with Callie. She'll chew you out at the drop of a ..........

8. He did everything at a .......... pace, but he never made mistakes.

9. He wasn't the most friendly of employees. He kept everyone, including people he'd worked with for years, at arm's .......... .

10. I know we usually work at cross .......... . but I still think we can work together in this case, Jane told Melissa, her main competitor.