Idioms and phrases

"Everybody who's anybody is here" means...

• Nobody is here

• Everybody is here

• I don't know the people here

• All the important people are here

Dad walked into the living room. We all yelled "Surprise!" He just stared with his mouth open. Mom said, "Cat got your tongue?" What does "Cat got your tongue" mean?

• Dad was speechless.

• A cat stuck it's tongue out at dad.

• Dad had a cat grabbing his tongue.

• Dad couldn't believe everyone was there.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jerry hadn't completed his math or reading work. He had a test in science tomorrow. He knew he was skating on thin ice but wanted to play outside.

What does it mean to be "Skating on thin ice?"

• He was going to get in trouble if he wasn't careful.

• He wanted to go ice skating really badly.

• The ice he was skating on was dangerous.

• He wanted to go skiing.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

"Dad turns forty on Friday. We're going to have a surprise party, so don't spill the beans!" Mom said. What does it mean to "Spill the beans?"

• Put beans into the soup.

• Knock over a jar of beans.

• Keep things a secret.

• Share the news before you should.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5B

"You backed the right horse on this one" means...

• You made the right choice

• You bet on the right horse

• You made the wrong choice

• Jerry is always the right choice

"He has two left feet" means...

• He is a mutant

• He is graceful

• He is clumsy

• He stole someone else's foot

What does it mean to get "cold feet?"

• your feet are chilly

• you are tired

• you are nervous about something, and don't want to do it

• you are excited about something, and really want to do it

Write one new idiom, vocabulary word or common phrase you have learned.

Did you read Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl?

• Yes

• No

• I tried, but I couldn't understand it

When you are "on the clock" it means...

• Your face is on the clock

• You have a lot of time to do something

• You don't have a lot of time to do something

• You like clocks