Weather Idioms

I feel like she is a fair-weathered friend.  Last week she wouldn't talk to me when I forgot to bring her a snack.

• doesn't like stormy weather
• spoil someone's pleasure
• extremely happy
• a friend during good times only

What is an idiom?

• A comparison not using like or as
• An exaggeration
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
• The same beginning sounds repeated

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

"Tim will get people talking at my party, said Jo, "because he's good at breaking the ice.

• starting conversation
• skating
• chopping ice
• dancing

This is going to cost me an arm and a leg!

• very cheap
• very rarely happens
• very expensive
• old

Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...

• Carla takes yoga classes.
• She said something embarrassing.
• Carla ate a snack.

Which idiom makes sense in the blank.
Wendy __________________ when she started a rumor about one of her friends.

• had ants in her pants 
• shook a leg
• put her foot in her mouth 
• hit the books

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5B

What does the idiom phrase come rain or shine mean?

• to learn a secret
• not feeling well
• a friend during good times only
• you can depend on someone no matter what

The teacher got wind of the students plot to bring fidget spinners to class.  

• to learn a secret
• to save for the future
• easy
• relax

My baseball team is suffering a dry spell.

• there is good in every bad situation
• spoil someone's pleasure
• a long period of time without success
• very rarely happens

What does the idiom phrase chasing rainbows mean?

• confused
• using a lot of energy
• really chasing a rainbow
• trying to achieve something that will never happen