Idioms

Jon, there is no way we can buy a brand new car. Money doesn't grow on trees!

What does the idiom "money doesn't grow on trees" mean?

• It is easy to find money

• It is hard work to earn money

• Money is green just like a tree

• Money is made from trees

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

That homework took me 2 seconds to complete! It was a piece of cake.

What does the idiom "It's a piece of cake" mean?

• It is very delicious

• It is very easy

• It is very sweet

• It is very difficult

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

I hope the performance goes well, Adam. Break a leg!

What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?

• To be a great actor

• To not be a good actor

• To be clumsy

• Good Luck!

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jane was feeling under the weather, so she left work early.

What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?

• To feel very cold

• To feel sick or ill

• To have a lot of energy

• To predict the weather

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Juan usually eats out most days. He only cooks at home once in a blue moon.

What does the idiom "Once in a blue moon" mean?

• To do something at night

• Something that doesn't happen often

• Something that happens every day

• The moon looks like a bluish color

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Sergio played three games of soccer all afternoon in the hot sun. When the third game ended, he was ready to hit the sack.

What does the idiom "hit the sack" mean?

• To have a lot of energy

• To go to sleep

• To feel sick

• To not be very hungry

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

We thought that our neighbors, the Hernandez family, were super-rich. However, it turns out that we are all in the same boat.

What does the idiom "in the same boat" mean?

• To be similar

• To be richer

• To be poor

• To be different

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Marco told his mother a white lie. He said that he spent 25 minutes on his homework when he actually spent 20. He knew she wouldn’t be upset if she found out.

What does the idiom "white lie" mean?

• A really big lie

• the truth

• A huge exaggeration

• A small lie

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Michael really pushes the envelope at school. He reads 7th-grade books even though he is in 4th grade. He also gets 100% on every test he takes.

What does the idiom "to push the envelope" mean?

• To not try very hard

• To put a lot of effort into your work

• To guess on everything

• To be lazy on everything you do

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

I thought it was just going to sprinkle today. However, I got soaked because it was raining cats and dogs.

What does the idiom

"It's raining cats and dogs"

mean?

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1