Idioms and Similes Flashcard

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What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

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Good luck

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What does the idiom 'piece of cake' mean?

Back

Something that is very easy or simple to do.

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Which of the following is a simile?
Options:
The clouds are as fluffy as marshmallows
That is a piece of cake
I feel like a fish out of water
She is so cool

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The clouds are as fluffy as marshmallows

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What does the idiom 'hit the nail on the head' mean?

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To get it right completely.

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If someone is tall, I might compare them to what?

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She is as tall as a tree.

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What does the idiom 'to be a fish out of water' mean?

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to feel uncomfortable, or like you do not fit in.

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What sentence matches the simile, blasting like a rocket? Options: She ran so fast on the playground, blasting like a rocket. She is as brave like a blasting rocket. She is as strong as a blasting rocket. The Lion is a blasting rocket.

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She ran so fast on the playground, blasting like a rocket.

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What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

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Something is very expensive or costly.

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Which of the following is a simile? The cake has honey, The cake is sweet, The cake is a s sweet as honey., This cake is not good

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The cake is a s sweet as honey.