Christmas Idioms

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Meaning of the idiom: "to get into the holiday spirit" in the sentence: We are listening to Christmas music and putting lights on the tree.

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To start to feel excited about Christmas

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"The green light" in the sentence: My parents have just given me the green light to sleep over at my cousin's house tonight.

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To give someone permission to do something

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cold feet (in the context of: My mom hates flying. I hope she doesn't get cold feet before our trip to Europe this Christmas.)

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To become too frightened to do something

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Idiom: "snowed in" in the context of planning to go Christmas shopping but unable to go out.

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To be trapped somewhere because of too much snow

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Meaning of the idiom "white Christmas" in the sentence: I asked for sled this year. I hope we have a white Christmas this year so that I can test it out!

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A Christmas day with snow on the ground

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John knew that he was skating on thin ice when he waited to buy presents until Christmas Eve.

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To be in a risky situation

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"the dead of winter" in the sentence: I never want to leave the house in the dead of winter. It is too cold to do anything.

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In the middle of winter

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"Recharge my batteries" in the sentence: I've been working hard. Having 2 weeks off at Christmas will give me time to recharge my batteries before we start school again.

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To rest in order to gain back strength and energy

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What does the idiom "trim the tree" mean in the context of the sentence: "Please come over to my house this Saturday. We are going to bake some Christmas cookies and trim the tree."?

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To put ornaments on the Christmas tree

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I didn't know very many people at the holiday party, so I tried to break the ice with this girl who was sitting alone.

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To attempt to become friends with someone