What are Idioms?

What are Idioms?

Match

Match the following

• 1. put your foot in your mouth

• 2. pulling your leg

• 3. all in the same boat

• 4. my hands are tied

• 5. let the cat out of the bag

G. say something foolish

D. tricking you

J. all in the same situation

H. I can't do anything about it

B. tell a secret

• G. say something foolish

• D. tricking you

• J. all in the same situation

• H. I can't do anything about it

• B. tell a secret

​G

​D

​J

​H

​B

Match

Match the following

• 6. on pins and needles

• 7. the ball is in your court

• 8. 8. tie the knot

• 9. under the weather

• 10. water under the bridge

i. nervous

A. it is your decision

C. get married

F. not feeling well

E. it is over and done with

• i. nervous

• A. it is your decision

• C. get married

• F. not feeling well

• E. it is over and done with

​i

​A

​C

​F

​E

Drag and Drop

Don't let the ​

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out of the ​

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about Dad's Christmas present!

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cat

bag

​Don't let the cat out of the bag about Dad's Christmas present.

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I am on ​

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and ​

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about my math test!

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pins

needles

​Don't let the cat out of the bag about Dad's Christmas present.

I am on pins and needles about my math test!

Multiple Choice

Choose the idiom that goes with the picture.

• raining cats and dogs

• when pigs fly

• zip your lip

• give me a hand

Multiple Choice

What does "raining cats and dogs mean?"

• never going to happen

• Be quiet.

• raining a lot

• help me

​raining really hard

Multiple Choice

Choose the idiom that goes with the picture.

• raining cats and dogs

• when pigs fly

• zip your lip

• give me a hand

Multiple Choice

What does "when pigs fly" mean?

• never going to happen

• Be quiet.

• raining a lot

• help me

​raining really hard

never going to happen

Multiple Choice

Choose the idiom that goes with the picture.

• raining cats and dogs

• when pigs fly

• zip your lip

• give me a hand

Multiple Choice

What does "zip your lip" mean?

• never going to happen

• Be quiet.

• raining a lot

• help me

​raining really hard

never going to happen

Be quiet.

Multiple Choice

Choose the idiom that goes with the picture.

• raining cats and dogs

• when pigs fly

• zip your lip

• give me a hand

Multiple Choice

What does "give me a hand" mean?

• never going to happen

• Be quiet.

• raining a lot

• help me

​raining really hard

never going to happen

Be quiet.

Help me.

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