M1L21 Idioms Handout 21B

Figurative Language: Idioms

Identify and interpret idioms in context (L.7.5a)

• It's raining cats and dogs!

• A penny for your thoughts.

• Don't beat around the bush.

• She let the cat out of the bag.

• Well, speak of the devil!

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Idiom: A group of words that has come to have a particular meaning that is not literally related to the meanings of its individual words.

Match

Match each idiom with it's meaning based on the context of the sentence.

• "Abigail blushed and looked at me from the tail of her eye"

• "Watch your tongue!"

• "Sitting in the cold Keep fair freezed me to the bone."

• "The ale loosed everyone's tongues."

• "The rest of us will foot the bill."

look out from the corner of your eye

avoid saying rude or offensive things

extremely or bitterly cold

caused to talk more freely

pay the bill

• look out from the corner of your eye

• avoid saying rude or offensive things

• extremely or bitterly cold

• caused to talk more freely

• pay the bill