Idioms

"When it rains it pours" means:

• you need to have an umbrella with you at all times.

• playing in the rain is fun!

• things are going to get better.

• everything is going wrong all at the same time.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch" means:

• don't eat eggs for breakfast.

• don't count on something good happening until it has happened.

• don't spend all of your money in one store.

• don't sell your chickens.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Don't "let the cat out of the bag" means:

• don't put your cat in a bag.

• don't think things are going to get better.

• don't tell someone's secret.

• don't let your dog eat the cat.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Sally and Lucy are "like two peas in a pod" means:

• they are always together.

• they can't stand each other.

• they don't have enough room.

• they taste good if you bite them.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I'm "fit as a fiddle" means:

• I can fit inside a fiddle.

• I'm in good health.

• I can sing really well.

• I like music.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You "have your head in the clouds" means:

• you feel dizzy.

• you have a cold.

• your mind feels fuzzy.

• you are not focusing.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Run like the wind" means:

• it's cold to run in the wind.

• the wind pushes you when you run.

• run really fast.

• run when the wind is blowing to cool you off.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"That ship has sailed" means:

• you're too late.

• the ship is really a sail boat.

• it will be okay if you just hurry.

• there is a pirate on the ship.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You "can't have your cake and eat it too" means:

• you can't eat all the cake by yourself.

• no cake for breakfast.

• you can't run before you walk.

• you can't have everything.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Better late than never" means:

• it's okay to be late if you never do it again.

• being late is never a good thing.

• it's better to be late because it can save your life.

• it's better to come late than not to come at all.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B