Weather idioms

She gave me the cold shoulder. 

• Her shoulder felt freezing. 
• She ignored me. 
• She needed a sweater. 

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I'm feeling under the weather.

• I am getting rained on. 
• I'm feeling sick. 
• A cloud landed on me. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

They are in hot water.

• They are in trouble.

• They are burning up in water.

• They are in the desert.

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.

Helen was feeling under the weather.

• happy

• confused

• excited

• sick

Sam's sister was always stealing her thunder on the dance floor.

• taking away the attention

• getting struck by lightning

• stealing her clothes

• working together

If you say that something is a piece of cake,

• it is very good but very few people know it

• it is very easy to do

• it is very sweet

The teacher got wind of the students plot to bring fidget spinners to class.  

• to learn a secret
• to save for the future
• easy
• relax

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the idiom phrase chasing rainbows mean?

• confused
• using a lot of energy
• really chasing a rainbow
• trying to achieve something that will never happen

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I hate to rain on your parade, but you didn't finish your PowerPoint.

• very rarely happens
• relaxing at a parade
• spoil someone's pleasure
• never happens

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B