Idioms-Mrs. Clark's Class

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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CCSS.L.4.5B

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What does it really mean: "I'm a couch potato day."

• A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.

• A potato pillow.

• A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.

• A person who likes to play hot potato.

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What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

• She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.

• She hurt my leg.

• She was joking with me.

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What does it really mean: "I'm in a pickle!"

• I'm happy

• I'm in trouble

• I'm inside a pickle

• I'm joking

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!"

• I'm sad

• I'm loving

• I'm happy

• I'm nervous

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

She memorized something.

• You're the apple of my eye.

• Knows it by heart

• She took me under her wing.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

That's a low price.

• That's dirt cheap.

• Don't let the bed bugs bite.

• Shake a leg.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

That test was a breeze! is an example of:

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Silly Sally swam so smoothly is an example of:

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.5.5A

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