"Why did you fight that boy at school, Josh?" his father demanded. Josh replied, "He ..... me in the face, and I had to defend myself."

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"Why did you fight that boy at school, Josh?" his father demanded. Josh replied, "He ..... me in the face, and I had to defend myself." (*) stacked (*) stocked (*) socked (*) sacked

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Why did you fight that boy at school, Josh?" his father demanded. Josh replied, “He . sacked… me in the face, and I had to defend myself.”

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Have you ever seen the phrase ‘sacked in the face’? If not, why do you use it?

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