Idioms

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

• hard

• easy

• messy

• fun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

• sick

• bugs crawled inside of me

• mad

• nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

• excited

• upset

• disappointed

• confused

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!

• jumbled

• slow

• fast

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

• once a while

• every year

• whenever I want

• all the time

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

• It's been raining all day.

• It's raining a lot.

• It's not raining.

• There are scattered thunderstorms.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Jim told his daughter that she was the APPLE OF HIS EYE.

• They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.

• They eat apples together.

• He doesn't like being with his daughter.

• She is extremely important to her dad.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

BREAK A LEG!

• Don't cheat!

• I hope you break your bones.

• Good luck!

• Watch where you are walking.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Those shoes COST AN ARM AND A LEG!

• they are expensive

• they are yellow

• they go on both feet

• they are cheap

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

• He was born to a rich family
• He was born hungry
• He was born with teeth

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4