Figurative Language Idioms

An eager beaver is...

• To be enthusiastic
• To be hardworking like a beaver
• To hesitate

A teacher's pet is...

• The teacher's favorite student
• The class pet
• The teacher's animal at home

To cover a lot of ground means...

• To run all over the playground
• To learn a lot
• To hide what you know

To crank out a paper means...

• To make paper
• To do your best writing
• To quickly write a paper

To hit the books means...

• To be angry
• To study hard
• To visit the library

To draw a blank means...

• To not know the answer to a question
• To draw using a white crayon
• To remember everything clearly

As easy as ABC means...

• Something very challenging
• Something very easy
• Something you need to study to learn

Old school means...

• An older student
• School from long ago
• Old-fashioned ideas

A show of hands means...

• To see if your hands are clean
• To do sign language
• To raise your hand to vote

A copycat is...

• Twin cats
• Someone who does something another person does
• An original thought or act