Expressions

A penny for your thoughts.

• a phrase you say when you want to know what someone is thinking

• a phrase you say when you want some money

• a phrase you say when you want to buy a new toy

she has a green thumb

• her thumb is hurt

• good at growing plants

• she was suing the green paint

eat like a bird

• to fly in a tree

• to eat very little

• to eat seeds

Don't cry over spilt milk

• get paper towel

• milk is wet

• don't worry about something that cannot be fixed

Bring home the bacon

• favorite breakfast food

• time to go shopping

• to earn money from a job

Let the cat out of the bag

• to tell a secret

• to keep your pet in a paper bag

• time to feed the cat

Every cloud has a silver lining

• it might rain

• the inside of a cloud is shiny

• You can find good things even in a bad situation

Cold Feet

• nervousness before an activity

• time to get new socks

• turn up the heat

You can't judge a book by its cover

• some books don't have a picture on the cover

• you can't know what something is like from the way that it looks

• it can be hard to decide what to read

Fit as a fiddle

• to put an instrument in the case

• to play a musical instrument

• to be healthy