"It's raining cats and dogs." What is the actual meaning of this idiom?

It is raining cats and dogs, watch out!

It is raining on only cats and dogs

Why do author's use idioms?

To make their writing more interesting.

To cause frustration in the reader.

"It'll cost you an arm and a leg" What's the meaning of this idiom?

You need to give an arm and a leg away

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

She is extremely important to her dad.

They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.

He doesn't like being with his daughter.

My friend is a pain in the neck .

My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.

My friend went to the hospital.

Get to the point. Tell me what you need!

You cut something with a knife.

You were cut by something else.

If you take something with a pinch of salt,

you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true

you think something might bring you bad luck

you go to bed because you are very tired

you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

If you cut corners when doing something,

you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards

you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort

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 speak/talk of the devil,

the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears

you say something bad about someone

you talk directly about a hot issue

If you go the extra mile,

you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something

you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can

you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone

If you let the cat out of the bag,

you accidentally reveal a secret

you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered

If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...

from someone who heard it from someone else

from an authoritative or dependable source

while shopping at the greengrocer's

What's on your bucket list? Your bucket list is:

a list of things you want to do before you die

a list of things you need to pack for your holidays

a list of things you need to buy because you have run out of them

Barking up the wrong tree

Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person

Something good that isn't recognized at first.

When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

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.

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.

It all sounded like a bunch of mumbo jumbo! I couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying!

To call something total nonsense

When some says "I feel like a fish out of water " what do they mean?

uncomfortable situation that you are not used to

What does "I have a frog in my throat" mean?

repeating a noise over and over

To be "all ears" means...

when you have more than one earring

when you wear a silly hat with other ears

Idioms

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an idiom?

A comparison not using like or as

An exaggeration

A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

The same beginning sounds repeated

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.

Let's hit the hay.

He tried not to "make waves".

Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
There is trouble ahead.

He had to pay through the nose.

There's a snake in the grass.

Read between the lines.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

That boy is in the doghouse.

The boy is sitting in a doghouse.

The boy is happy.

The boy is getting a reward.

The boy is in trouble.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Suzy's smile is like a ray of sunshine.

Suzy's smile is bright and pretty.

Suzy is frowning.

Suzy is pouting.

Suzy is smiling.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He is one tough cookie.

He eats a lot of cookies

He likes cookies

He works hard

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I have a problem.

I'm getting a hatI

I'm in a pickle

Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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Idioms

What is an idiom?

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?I'm tired. Let's go to bed.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?There is trouble ahead.

That boy is in the doghouse.

Suzy's smile is like a ray of sunshine.

He is one tough cookie.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?I have a problem.

"It's raining cats and dogs." What is the actual meaning of this idiom?

Why do author's use idioms?

What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
There is trouble ahead.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I have a problem.

"It's raining cats and dogs."
What is the actual meaning of this idiom?