Idioms

She has egg on her face.

• She was eating an egg and spilled it on herself. 
• She is friendly. 
• She is embarassed. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

She gave me the cold shoulder. 

• Her shoulder felt freezing. 
• She ignored me. 
• She needed a sweater. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

He's afraid of his own shadow. 

• He is easily frightened. 
• He thinks his shadow is another person. 
• He doesn't think he has a shadow. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.L.3.5A

It costs an arm and a leg. 

• You have to go to the doctor. 
• It's expensive. 
• It is cheap. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I'm green with envy. 

• I'm jealous. 
• I ate too many vegetables. 
• I am sick. 

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

I'm feeling under the weather.

• I am getting rained on. 
• I'm feeling sick. 
• A cloud landed on me. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.L.3.5A

I'm all tied up!

• I'm very busy. 
• I'm stuck in a knot from a rope. 
• I'm wearing a tie. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

It's a piece of cake. 

• It's a dessert.
• It's easy to do.
• It's something you bake. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

He has butterflies in his stomach. 

• He has a colorful stomach. 
• There are bugs in his stomach. 
• He's nervous. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

That knocked my socks off. 

• That hit me really hard. 
•  My socks were loose on my feet. 
• That was amazing. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B