Idioms

The Olympic Swimmer was considered the cream of the crop. She was...

• One of the best

• A great vegetable

• Very smooth

• Growing fast

She doesn't use a recipe when making dessert, she likes to play it by ear. She likes to...

• Listen to directions from Alexa.

• Call her grandma for help.

• Guess

• Add things as she sees fit according to what she already knows about baking.

I can't afford to buy the video game because it would cost an arm and a leg. It would...

• take my arm and leg from my body.

• be too expensive for me.

• make my parents mad.

Sally's mind wanders during class, and she has her head in the clouds. Sally...

• gets dizzy from not getting enough oxygen.

• is extremely tall.

• doesn't pay attention and thinks about other things.

• gets out of her seat all the time.

I wasn't supposed to know about the secret, but I heard it through the grapevine. I heard it...

• after it spread from person to person.

• after I ate grapes at lunch.

• from my best friend.

• on the announcements

When it was my turn to play the violin, I had butterflies in my stomach. I felt...

• like I was ready to fly.

• like my strings might break.

• very nervous.

• mad.

When I asked my baby brother to help pick up the toys, I was barking up the wrong tree. My brother...

• was not going to do what I asked him to do.

• likes to bark like a dog.

• likes to crawl like a dog.

• thinks he is a dog.

After having tons of fun at Family Fun Night, winning the bike was the icing on the cake. Winning the bike was...

• disappointing.

• a big mess.

• fun.

• Great news on top of something that was already awesome!

We watched a fun video in class this morning, but Joe was late to school. He missed the boat. That means he...

• had a flat tire.

• got stuck on the shore.

• missed out on something cool or fun.

• needed a lifejacket.