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Eliminate the trite expressions in the following sentences:
1. I came out of the mall and discovered that my tire was as flat as a pancake.
2. Jason was as cool as a cucumber during his interview.
3. The day after I backed into Principal Fissler's jeep, she told me to come to her office, and I knew I would have to face the music.
4. Jon hit the nail on the head when he said my roommate was green with envy because of my new car.