Idioms

Piece of cake means:

• eating cake
• very easy
• part of a whole
• something that is mine

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

It cost an arm and a leg means:

• it was expensive
• I paid with my arm
• I paid with my leg
• it took my arm and leg

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Get cold feet means:

• my feet are cold
• wear socks
• my feet are hot
• to be nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Out of the blue means:

• being sick
• without warning
• coloring blue
• wearing blue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

In the same boat means:

• in a boat
• at the lake
• in the same situation
• buying a boat

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Break a leg means:

• jump out of a tree
• good luck
• go to the hospital
• wear a cast

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Hold your horses means:

• make your horses stop
• wait a minute
• hug a horse
• ride a horse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

It's raining cats and dogs means:

• cats and dogs make rain
• cats are falling from the sky
• dogs throw cats 
• it is raining hard

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Under the weather means: 

• in the rain
• feeling the thunder
• under a cloud
• feeling sick

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Slipped my mind means:

• slipped over my head
• my mind is slipping
• I took a drink
• I forgot

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B