Idioms

It was raining cats and dogs when we got off the bus.

• A: There were cats and dogs descending from the sky.

• B: It was raining really hard.

• C: We were getting really wet.

• D: It was raining on the cats and dogs.

Ashley blacks out whenever she sees blood.

• A: She covers her face with something black so she can’t see the blood.

• B: She paints whatever she was working on black.

• C: She faints.

• D: She screams.

She should give him a taste of his own medicine.

• A: She should go get his medicine for him.

• B: She should do to him what he did to her.

• C: She should taste his medicine before she gives it to him.

• D: She should tell him not to take drugs

I’ve been feeling under the weather lately.

• A: All those clouds overhead make me feel weird.

• B: I like to watch the weather channel.

• C: I love the feel of rain on my face.

• D: I’ve been sick lately.

My bank account is in the red.

• A: That hockey game was really violent.

• B: When I go to the bank, I get really angry.

• C: My account is overdrawn, so I owe the bank money.

• D: The bank was really clear about it.

The old farmer was the salt of the earth.

• A: The farmer was a good, honest, dependable person.

• B: The farmer was really irrational.

• C: The farmer didn’t like salt very much.

• D: The farmer was enthusiastic.

Jesse quit smoking cold turkey.

• A: Jesse doesn’t smoke turkeys anymore.

• B: Jesse quit smoking suddenly, without cutting down first.

• C: Jesse quit smoking because the turkey was cold.

• D: Jesse was cold, so he ate some smoked turkey.

They’re charging an arm and a leg for those dance tickets.

• A: You have to pay one arm and one leg to get into that dance.

• B: The charging bull headed straight for his arms and legs.

• C: There were arms and legs flying everywhere at that dance.

• D: The dance tickets were really expensive.

All right, who let the cat out of the bag?

• A: Who let the cat escape the bag?

• B: Who let the cat go outside?

• C: Who told him big secret?

• D: Who put that poor cat in a bag?

Old man Jones is as blind as a bat.

• A: Bats are blind.

• B: Mr. Jones has bats in his attic.

• C: Mr. Jones doesn’t like bats.

• D: Mr. Jones doesn’t see very well.