Collaboration and Listening

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Two Heads are Better than One

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Two people working together can solve a problem faster than one person working by themselves.

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Illustration of two heads with light bulbs above them.

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Illustration representing the idea that collaboration leads to better solutions.

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All Ears

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Listening carefully to what someone is saying.

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Cat got your Tongue?

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Definition: Why aren’t you saying anything? Sentence: Oliver is a very talkative boy. His mother had some friends over and one of them asked Oliver a question. Instead of responding, he just stared at her. The woman asked, “What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?”

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Feeling Blue

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Definition: To be sad Sentence: Nothing went right for Sally today. She missed the bus, was late for class, and got a detention for talking. Sally was feeling blue by the end of the day.

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Head in the Clouds

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Definition: Unaware of what is going on because you are daydreaming Sentence: Maria had her head in the clouds all morning. A teacher had to ask her a question twice because she wasn’t paying attention. All she could think about was going over to her friend Lisa’s house after school.

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Cry Over Spilled Milk

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Definition: Complain about something you cannot change. Sentence: Mark broke his leg at the beginning of the summer and wasn’t able to play baseball. At the team’s last game, he told his coach that he was sad he couldn’t play. His coach told him, “No use crying over spilled milk. You’ll get to play next summer.”

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Cry Your Eyes Out

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Definition: To cry very hard. Sentence: I cried my eyes out when my dog Junior was hit by a car and died.

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Break a Leg

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Definition: To tell someone "good luck" Sentence: Julie was the star of her school’s play, but she was very nervous for their first show. Before she went on stage, her mom told her to break a leg!

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Heart of Gold

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Definition: To be extremely kind and generous Sentence: My grandfather has volunteered every weekend at the soup kitchen since he was 12. The other volunteers and customers say that he has a heart of gold.