Idioms

What is an idiom?

• A bird?
• A device used to confuse the reader.
• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
• A group of words that begin with the same sound.

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Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.
• To confuse the audience.
• To be mean.
• To cause frustration in the reader.

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

I'm tired, so let's go to bed.

• Let's hit the sack

• He tried not to "make waves"

• Stuck between a rock and a hard place

• Bigger fish to fry

He's a chip off of the old block really means...

• He earns money chopping wood.

• He is like his mom or dad.

• He used to live here.

• He is my best friend.

Don't cry over spilled milk really means...

• You spilled milk on the floor.

• You spilled something on the floor.

• Don't cry because it is not a big deal.

• Cry, Cry, Cry

What does it mean when someone says that it's raining cats and dogs?

• Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

• It's raining very heavily.

• We are having a tornado.

• Animals have learned to fly.

It's a piece of cake really means...

• Something is easy.

• Something is delicious.

• Something is soft and warm.

• Something smells good.

She was pulling my leg means that...

• She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.

• She hurt my leg.

• She was joking with me.

• She was calling me a liar.

There are butterflies in my stomach means...

• I'm sad

• I'm loving

• I'm happy

• I'm nervous

You have a broken heart means that...

• Happy feelings

• Sad feelings

• Excited feelings

• Worried feelings