Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following idioms and phrases

1. Bite the bullet
   1. To die in battle
   2. To lose one’s teeth
   3. To do something unpleasant after avoiding it for so long
   4. To decide to kill someone
2. Break the ice
   1. To make a cold beverage
   2. To start a conversation and become friends with people
   3. To harm someone
   4. To anger someone
3. Bury the hatchet
   1. To steal a valuable item
   2. To start farming
   3. To end a dispute
   4. To start a new business
4. Give the cold shoulder
   1. To sell inferior quality food
   2. To not support someone in distress
   3. To behave in an unfriendly manner with someone
   4. To attack someone
5. From the horse’s mouth
   1. To count a horse’s teeth
   2. To treat an animal for injuries
   3. To take on troublesome enterprise
   4. To get a piece of information directly from the original source
6. Steal someone’s thunder
   1. To behave callously
   2. To prevent a person’s achievements from being recognized
   3. To steal something valuable
   4. To publicly berate someone
7. Pull out all the stops
   1. To make something official
   2. To do everything you can to achieve something
   3. To streamline a process
   4. To destroy something
8. Ride shotgun
   1. To travel with a shotgun
   2. To be the bodyguard or protector
   3. To sit on the front passenger seat, beside the driver
   4. To always be in an aggressive mood
9. An arm and a leg
   1. To be an integral part of something
   2. To be indispensable
   3. To be extraordinary
   4. To be very expensive
10. The whole nine yards 1. To do something all the way 2. To measure a piece of land 3. The length of an object 4. To do something in a fair manner
11. Let your hair down 1. To take a bath 2. To change your clothes 3. To relax and enjoy yourselves 4. To take a moment to compose yourself
12. Mind your Ps and Qs 1. To not drink excessively 2. To be cautious of mistakes in your handwriting 3. To be careful of your behavior 4. To keep yourselves neat and clean
13. Call on the Carpet 1. To examine something for yourself 2. To berate or criticize someone under your authority 3. To order comfortable furniture for your house 4. To take a meeting
14. Skeleton in the closet 1. An illegal item 2. To hide something objectionable or immoral 3. An embarrassing or humiliating secret 4. Something that is done for pleasure
15. In the offing 1. In the near future 2. In the distant sea 3. Relating to the ship 4. Against the tides
16. Jump the gun 1. To fire a weapon 2. To kill someone unintentionally 3. To run from an enemy 4. To do something prematurely, before time
17. Chew the cud 1. To eat stale food 2. To think deeply about something 3. To find a solution 4. To kill an animal