Idioms Third Grade

An idiom does NOT mean exactly what it says.

• True
• False

An idiom is an example of _____________ language.

• Theme
• Story
• Figurative

Head over heals means:

• Like a lot
• Your head is over your heals
• Do not like at all
• You have heels for shoes

Around the clock means:

• All of the time, 24 hours
• Never
• Walking around a clock
• Circle

A picture is worth a thousand words means:

• 1000 words in the picture
• Pictures can give more information than just words
• A lot of pictures are in the story

Don't add fuel to the fire means:

• Make something better
• Put a fire out 
• Use fuel
• Don't make a bad situation even worse

It's all in your head means:

• Your head is large
• Something is imagined, not real.
• It is all true

Absence makes the heart grow fonder means:

• Being away from someone you like makes you like them more
• Being absent from school
• Not liking someone

Hit the books means:

• Write a story
• Read the book
• Hit the books with your hand
• Study

Costs an arm and a leg means:

• You give them your arm and leg
• Expensive
• Not a lot of money