Idiom of the Week 2nd Semester

If you open a can of worms you...

• are going fishing.

• are early.

• starting trouble.

• are getting ready for April Fool's Day.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Fred said he was hitting the books. What did he mean?

• He was exercising.

• He was studying.

• He doesn't like books.

• He is practicing baseball with books instead of a ball.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

When you put your foot in your mouth...

• you said something you shouldn't have.

• you are not concerned about germs.

• you are very limber.

• you are trying to be funny.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The teacher said your head was in the clouds. What did he mean?

• You are very tall.

• You are pale.

• You are daydreaming.

• You are talking.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I'm on top of the world means...

• I want to be an astronaut.

• I am tall.

• I like to explore.

• I am happy.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I try to stay on my toes during class. What am I doing?

• Practicing my ballet moves.

• Exercising.

• Tying my shoes.

• Paying close attention.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

She has a heart of gold means that someone is...

• kind and generous

• about to have heart surgery.

• only concerned with money.

• doesn't care about others.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which idiom means to be patient?

• Stop pulling my leg.

• Break a leg.

• Shake a leg.

• Hold your horses.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which idiom means not to tell a secret?

• Stop pulling my leg.

• Don't let the cat out of the bag.

• It goes in one ear and out the other.

• He's a couch potato.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

When you have butterflies in your stomach...

• you ate your lunch too fast.

• you accidentally swallowed a bug.

• you are hungry.

• you are nervous.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B