IDIOMS

​IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

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​CAN YOU FIGURE OUT THE IDIOMS?

Multiple Choice

Meaning: To avoid saying something.

• BEAT AROUND THE BUSH

• BUSH MUST BE BEAT

Multiple Choice

Meaning: Something that can continue to get more and more out of control

• A BALL OF SNOW

• A SNOWBALL EFFECT

Multiple Choice

Meaning: To get the conversation going. Provide a conversation prompt.

• ICE BREAKER

• BREAK THE ICE

Multiple Choice

Meaning: Forced to do something that you would rather not.

• WALL TO WALL

• BACK AGAINST THE WALL

Multiple Choice

Meaning: To sell very quickly or be in high demand.

• HOT LIKE CAKES

• SELL LIKE HOT CAKES

Multiple Choice

Meaning: To be in an unfamiliar or uncomfortable place.

• DANCING FISH

• FISH OUT OF WATER

Multiple Choice

Meaning: To put effort into something while making little or no progress.

• RUNNING AND CATCHING

• RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES

Multiple Choice

Meaning: Very Easy.

• SLICE OF CAKE

• PIECE OF CAKE

Multiple Choice

Meaning: Very rare.

• BLUE AS MOON

• ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Multiple Choice

Meaning: To make a situation worse.

• MAKE THE FIRE DANCE

• ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Multiple Choice

Meaning: To hear information directly from the person involved.

• Straight from the horse's mouth

• Talk to the horse