What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"

Someone feels that they need a sweater

If you are over the moon,

you are very pleased about something

you become serious about something

you are very angry with someone

If you say that something is a piece of cake,

it is very good but very few people know it

If something is a hot potato,

it is difficult, unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it

it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it

it is unfair competition where one side has an advantage

When you complain about a loss from the past.

Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

Do not put all your resources in one possibility.

Every cloud has a silver lining

Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.

Believe someone's statement, without proof.

A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.

This means not to take what someone says too seriously.

To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question

Come to the point - leave out details

Feel a bit under the weather

This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone.

Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.

When something is done badly to save money.

Something good that isn't recognized at first.

A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan.

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

To make a special effort/try very hard to achieve your goal.

A way of asking what someone is thinking.

To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.

Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person.

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

A device used to confuse the reader.

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

Why do author's use idioms?

To make their writing more interesting.

To cause frustration in the reader.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

hard

easy

messy

fun

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

sick

bugs crawled inside of me

mad

nervous

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

once a while

every year

whenever I want

all the time

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Keep your chin up really means...

Don't feel bad. Stay positive.

Don't look down.

You did horrible.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

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

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

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

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
She memorized something.

Keep your chin up really means...

What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"

The needed to pull together. Then they could out on a great play.

She practiced her lines. She knew the lines by heart.

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IDIOMS

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

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

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

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

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?She memorized something.

Keep your chin up really means...

What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"

The needed to pull together. Then they could ou﻿t on a great play.

She practiced her lines. She knew the lines by heart.

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
She memorized something.

The needed to pull together. Then they could out on a great play.