idioms

Its raining cats and dogs

• cats and dogs are falling from the sky

• cats and dogs are falling from heaven

• its raining men hallelujah

• its raining a lot

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

on second thought

• to reconsider something

• to consider something

• to ask what someone is thinking

• the second thought of the day

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

between a rock and a hard place

• in a really great position

• to be between friends

• in a beach full of swimmers

• in a difficult position

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

easy as pie

• a little bit easy

• not easy at all

• very easy

• American pie

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

hit the books

• to buy a book

• to study hard

• to read a book

• to destroy a book

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

not my cup of tea

• something I love

• something I like

• something I don't like

• something I can't do

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

on the tip of your tongue

• something about to be done

• something to be eaten

• something about to be remembered

• something someone spits out

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

ring a bell?

• to sound strange

• to sound reckless

• to throw a bell at someone

• to sound familiar

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

spitting image

• to spit on someone

• to look a bit like someone

• to look exactly like someone

• Mr Stewart

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

in the middle of nowhere

• in a nearby place

• a place not near anything

• in two places at the same time

• on mars

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B