Idioms

Explain the following idioms by using them in sentences.

once in a blue moon

• I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.

• The man looked once in a blue moon.

when pigs fly

• When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.

• She is so happy when pigs fly.

A piece of cake

• The English test was a piece of cake.

• There's a piece of cake in Science Lab.

under the weather

• I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.

• I'm really happy under the weather; I got to play in the rain.

Break a leg

• I hope Sam will not break a leg while doing her stunts on the stage.

• Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.

butterflies in the stomach

• The students are having butterflies in the stomach when they are about to go to the stage.

• The students are having butterflies in the stomach when they accidentally ate a cocoon.

In stitches

• He was so funny – he had me in stitches all evening.

• He was so careless -- he had to attend his class in stitches.

Driving me up the wall

• That constant noise in the class is driving me up the wall.

• The Uber driver is driving me up the wall so that I can go to my destination.

head in the cloud

• You can't answer the question because you have your head in the cloud while the teacher is explaining.

• You can't feel the hot weather because you have your head in the cloud and it's cold when you do that.

Let the cat out of the bag

• I let the cat out of the bag about their game plans.

• I let the cat out of the bag because it's noisy.