Idiom Review

Piece of Cake

• Easy, simple

• Sweet foods

• Very difficult, challenging

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I'm so glad I brought umbrella because it's raining cats and dogs now.

• it's starting to sprinkle

• it's about to rain

• it's starting to clear up

• it's raining very heavily

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Correct use of the phrase "Spill the beans"

• When cooking my wife always "Spill the beans"

• Please don't "spill the beans" about the surprise party!

• I have been Spilling the beans when eating

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does "throw in the towel" mean?

• to quit

• do the laundry

• making a bad situation even worse

• happening very rarely

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does "once in a blue moon" mean?

• to quit

• something that is easy

• very rarely

• angry or upset

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I was feeling under the weather, so

• I took my umbrella with

• Next time I should listen to weather forecast

• I went back to bed

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Costs an arm and a leg

• I have to pay with my arm and leg

• I can't buy it

• It is very expensive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Hold your horses!

• slow down!

• hold on to a real horse

• my friend has a horse

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B