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

She said something embarrassing.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence? I'm tired. Let's go to bed .

Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

The boy "cried wolf" means...

He asked for help when he didn't need it.

She is walking on eggshells means...

She is trying not to upset anyone.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence? There is trouble ahead.

He had to pay through the nose.

Suzy's smile is like a ray of sunshine .

Suzy's smile is bright and pretty.

That boy is in the doghouse .

The boy is sitting in a doghouse.

The athlete is fit as a fiddle .

The athlete is very fit and strong.

Don't cry over spilled milk .

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

You spilled something on the floor.

My friend is a pain in the neck .

My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.

My friend went to the hospital.

Don't be a back seat drive r.

You are driving a car from the backseat.

You are sitting in the backseat.

You are talking in the backseat of the car.

Get to the point. Tell me what you need!

You cut something with a knife.

You were cut by something else.

A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

A comparison not using like or as

The same beginning sounds repeated

A comparison not using like or as

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

A comparison not using like or as

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

A device used to confuse the reader.

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

What is a couch potato?

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

A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.

A person who likes to play hot potato.

Why do author's use idioms?

To make their writing more interesting.

To cause frustration in the reader.

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

She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.

jump on the bandwagon

to do something because many other people are doing it

to work on a farm or in agriculture