Idioms

Idioms

By SHARON Moe

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Guess the idiom.

• a piece of cake

• a piece of chocolate cake

• a piece of delicious cake

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Piece of Cake

• Something is easy

• Chocolate cake

• Birthday cake

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"It's a piece of cake."

• Something is easy.
• Something is delicious.
• Something is soft and warm. 

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something is easy

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• in a shower

• in hot water

• burning the man

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In hot water means:

• the water is hot
• the water is cold
• in trouble.
• taking a bath

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He is in hot water.

• His bath water was too hot.

• The water is boiling.

• He is in trouble

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in trouble

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• get cold feet

• get dying feet

• get freezing feet

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Get cold feet means:

• my feet are cold
• wear socks
• my feet are hot
• to be nervous

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chicken out / decided not to do something because someone's afraid

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• cost a muscle and a thigh

• cost a hand and a leg

• cost an arm and a leg

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It cost an arm and a leg means:

• it was expensive
• I paid with my arm
• I paid with my leg
• it took my arm and leg

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something is really expensive

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• pull the horses

• walk the horses

• hold your horses

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Hold your horses means:

• make your horses stop
• wait a minute
• hug a horse
• ride a horse

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Soto always says "hold your horses" when you are doing what?

• you are not being patient

• when you are carrying too many things

• when you are making horse sounds

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wait a minute / be patient

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• under the weather

• under the sun

• under the cloud

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Under the weather means: 

• in the rain
• feeling the thunder
• under a cloud
• feeling sick

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If you are sick, you are ________________________.

• in hot water

• under the weather

• fair weather friend

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sick / not feeling well

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• take my leg

• pull my leg

• play my leg

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Pulling my leg means:

• playing a trick
• pulling someone down
• walking away
• putting on pants

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What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

• She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.
• She hurt my leg.
• She was joking with me. 

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playing a trick / joking

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Being all ears means:

• having many ears
• pulling peoples ears
• being a good listener
• having ears all over your face

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• all ears

• big ears

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What does "all ears" mean?

• listening carelly

• Everything is going your way

• You're in big trouble

• You feel very happy

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I'm all ears

• A bunch of ears

• You have my full attention

• Full of noise

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listen carefully = I am -----------.

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• stomachache

• butterfly in one's stomach

• butterfly dancing in one's stomach

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What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!' 

• I'm sad
• I'm loving
• I'm happy
• I'm nervous

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nervous = I have ------------------------.

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Guess the idiom.

• hit the sack

• hit the bag

• hit the bag of rice

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I’ve got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I’ll hit the sack

"Hit the sack" means?

• to continue doing another task

• to go to bed in order to sleep

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If you hit the sack,

• you win the lottery

• you go to bed because you are very tired

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go to bed = I am gonna --------------.

Quiz

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Pull someone's leg

• Break someone's leg

• To joke with someone

• Help someone to stand up

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Under the weather

• Feel sick

• Raining hard

• Feel angry

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Hit the sack

• Go to sleep

• Someone tired giving up

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Piece of cake means:

• eating cake
• very easy
• something that is mine

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What does it mean to "get cold feet?"

• To have cold feet.

• To wear socks.

• To have really warm feet.

• To be nervous.

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If something "costs an arm and a leg" it means

• something really hurts your arms and legs

• It is really expensive

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You will get into hot water when going out for no particular reason.

• get into trouble

• stay safe

• remain calm

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Hold your horses

• In trouble

• Holding my horse still

• Wait a minute

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What does “she has butterflies in her stomach” really mean?

• She has a nervous or anxious feeling.
• She swallowed a butterfly.
• She feels sick.

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What does “I’m all ears” really mean?

• I am listening very closely.

• My ears are too big.
• I can hear really well.