IDIOM QUIZ: POCAHONTAS

The following dialogue is a spin-off from Stories from American History by Myrtis Mixon.

As the story goes...Captain John Smith was the leader of a group of English people that settled Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Captain John Smith was captured by a tribe of Indians. The tribe began to prepare a great feast. The chief of the tribe, Powhatan, wanted to kill Captain John Smith. Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, wanted to save John Smith's life.

Later, Pocahontas was kidnapped by English settlers. She married a settler, John Rolfe, and she gave birth to a son, Thomas. Pocahontas went to live in England with her husband and son. She died of smallpox in England while waiting to return to Virginia to see her family.

Here's the conversation Abilgail had with Mercy, who worked in Goodwife Kary's house.

CHOOSE THE BEST IDIOM TO PUT IN EACH BLANK:

POCAHONTAS: Oh, Father, ________?  You look upset.
 
is something the matter    are you chicken    is the ball in your court

POWHATAN: You bet I'm upset.  I'm sick and tired of these English settlers.  After our great feast, I'm going to ________ this John Smith guy.
 
get ahold of    get rid of    come across
POCAHONTAS: Oh, Father, please don't kill him. Let's ________  with him for a while.  Maybe the settlers can be helpful to us and we can be friends.
 
come clean    chew the fat     come on strong
POWHATAN: Daughter, you must be ________!   These English people are good-for-nothing idiots! They don't even know how to feed themselves.
 
on top of the world    out of your mind    out of sorts
POCAHONTAS: The settlers give us guns and metal. Please don't kill him, Father. I'll just ________ if you kill him.
 
hang around    go to the dogs    go to pieces
POWHATAN:________, Pocahontas.  We can do without their guns and metal, and we can do without them.
 
Get cracking    Dig in    Pull yourself together
JOHN SMITH: Hey, ________ ?
   
what's cooking    what's your poison    where's the fire
POWHATAN:Don't interrupt.  It's ________.
 
up to you    aboveboard    none of your business
POCAHONTAS:Oh, Father, please don't kill him.  You know, Father, it isn't polite to talk behind his back like this.  By the way, I thought you'd like to know that John Smith kind of________.
 
gets my goat     turns me on    has itchy feet
POWHATAN: Okay, Pocahontas.  If you can think of something better to do with this guy, I might spare his life.  But keep in mind that these English settlers are just ________!
 
out of sorts    ripping us off    crow's feet
POCAHONTAS: Unfortunately, I'm ________ right now. Maybe we should adopt him.
 
drawing a blank    broke    on cloud nine
POWHATAN:________ !  If you expect me to change my mind, you're going to have to think up something better than that. Now, go keep an eye on our food. I don't want our feast to burn!
 
Over my dead body    Come clean    Knock it off

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