Idiom Practice

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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What is an idiom?

• A comparison not using like or as
• An exaggeration
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
• The same beginning sounds repeated

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Example: Looking for your earring on the beach is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

What does needle in a haystack mean?

• you can find anything with hay

• you have to watch for needles when you look for things

• something that is difficult to find

• haystacks are dangerous

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Example: Ben has been on cloud nine since he was chosen as the class president.

What does on cloud nine mean?

• mad

• able to float

• happy and excited

• staring at the clouds

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Example: Don't worry! Riding your bike down the hill is a piece of cake.

What does a piece of cake mean?

• there is cake at the bottom of the hill

• the bike tastes like cake

• the ride will be really difficult

• the ride will be easy

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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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Time flies

• Time goes by really slow

• A clock is flying around

• Time goes by really fast

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Example: I was already angry with you, and when you forgot to pick me up, that really added fuel to the fire.

What does added fuel to the fire mean?

• they poured out the fuel when they were mad

• to make a bad situation worse

• to burn your friend's things

• to sit around a fire

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They wouldn't tell me because they were afraid I would spill the beans. What does "spill the beans" mean?

• make a mess

• tell someone's secret

• be very upset

• stay quiet

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What does the idiom 'two peas in a pod' mean in the following text:

Rita and Samantha both like to eat olives and read books. They're like two peas in a pod.

• Rita and Samantha are similar

• They like to eat olives and read books.

• They like peas.

• Rita and Samantha are peas.