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Dig yourown graveto do something

that will cause seriousproblems for you

in the future

Drop-deadgorgeous

extremely attractive

Night owl

someone who enjoys going out at night or does not go to bed until it is late

to pretend to disagreewith someone in orderto start an argument or interesting discussion

Playdevil’s advocate

Ghost town

a town wheremost people

have left

Witch-hunt

an attempt tofind all the people ina particular group inorder to punish themor treat them unfairly

Skeleton in the cupboard

an embarrassing secret about your past that you do not want

anyone to know

Scaredy-cat

someone who iseasily frightened

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