Idioms - Slone

We tried to give Tommy a surprise party for his birthday, but Mary let the cat out of the bag.

• told the secret

• let his cat get away

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I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I’m the fastest kid on my block and the smartest too.

• brag

• wake you up

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He knew the test would be hard, so he decided to hit the books.

• throw his books away and give up

• study hard

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She was excited to go to the beach with her family because they went once in a blue moon.

• once a long while

• once a month

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She quickly finished her homework because she knew if she didn’t have it done when her mother got home she would be in hot water.

• in trouble

• in the shower

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

You need to make the next move.

• It's raining cats and dogs

• The ball is in your court

• Reach for the stars

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

• Let's hit the hay.
• He tried not to "make waves".
• Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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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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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.

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I can do a cartwheel! It's a piece of cake! What does the idiom "Piece of cake" mean? 

• it's easy 
• it's challenging
• a happy feeling 
• something I can do