Idioms

"Jack, please pass me some water," Sam asked. "It's next to you," Jack replied, "Are you couch potato?"

What does the uncerlined idiom mean?

• obese

• chubby

• lazy

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"Jump, you can do it? It is a piece of cake," Tom said to his sister.

The underlined idiom means:

• easy

• tasty

• as sweet and beautifu as a piece of cake

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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I'm sorry I cant come to work today because I am feeling under the weather.

What does the underlined idiom mean?

• the weather is bad

• ill

• it raining heavily

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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I can't go to school today. It is raining cats and dogs.

The underlined idiom means:

• raining heavily

• raining real cats and dogs

• sick

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Unfortunately, George did not pass the quiz. He is sad and upset.

Which of the following idioms means the underlined adjective?

• on cloud nine

• over the moon

• down in the dumps

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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We rarely visit our grandparents. They live in Aswan. We visit them ....................................................... .

Fill in the space with a proper idiom.

• once in an silver moon

• once a year

• once in a blue moon

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

In a blink of an eye, the blue sky was blanketed with heavy dark clouds and it became as dark as a grave.

Which of the following has the same meaning of the underlined idiom?

• In a flash of a second

• cats and dogs

• once in a blue moon

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Sandra always mimics me. She is ..................................... .

Fill in the space with a proper idiom.

• a couch potato

• a copy cat

• under the weather.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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This car is a piece of junk and not worthy. This price is too much for it. It is a ............................... .

Fill in the space with one of the following idioms:

• down in the dumps

• a rip off

• in a flash of a second

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

" If you don't do your homework on the due date, you will face the music," the teacher said.

The underlined idiom means:

• be rewarded

• be punished

• listen to the music

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B