Idioms

jump on the bandwagon

• to do something because many other people are doing it
• to join a rock band
• to exercise each day
• to work on a farm or in agriculture

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

bark up the wrong tree

• to have the wrong idea about something
• to go hunting but not find anything
• to search for a missing cat
• to be angry with a friend

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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What does this idiom mean? (rain or shine)

• "I'm coming no matter what!"
• "I won't come if it rains."
• "I won't come if it's sunny outside."
• "I will come only if it's sunny outside."

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does this idiom mean? (off the hook)

• running from a hook
• taking a hook out of your finger
• not on a hook
• don't have to do something

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

That new house costs an arm and a _________!

• Honey
• Bone
• Leg
• Chickens

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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Her ________ is worse than her bite, so don't worry.

• Bark
• Bone
• Chickens
• Honey

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

After missing two practices, he was in the _________.

• Bark
• Doghouse
• Honey
• Leg

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

To take the load off her feet means... 

• to take off her shoes 
• to sit down and relax 
• to run really quickly 
• to kick someone 

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

To stand on her own two feet means... 

• to learn how to walk. 
• to jump up and down
• to take responsibilities
• to get rid of your crutches

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

rain check

• a ticket to attend an event at a later date
• something a meteorologist does
• slippery roads or sidewalks
• apparel worn during wet weather

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B