Idioms

What is an idiom?

• A comparison not using like or as
• An exaggeration
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
• The same beginning sounds repeated

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Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.
• To confuse the audience.
• To be mean.
• To cause frustration in the reader.

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Example: Don't worry! Riding your bike down the hill is a piece of cake.

What does a piece of cake mean?

• there is cake at the bottom of the hill

• the bike tastes like cake

• the ride will be really difficult

• the ride will be easy

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Example: It's raining cats and dogs, and our picnic is ruined

What does raining cats and dogs mean?

• there are cats and dogs everywhere

• the rain sounds like animals

• it is raining heavily

• it is barely raining

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What does it mean to "Cry Crocodile Tears?"

• Someone is sad

• The tears are very large

• To fake cry

• Someone is angry

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You say this when something was very expensive.

• To beat around the bush.

• Best of both worlds.

• It cost an arm and a leg.

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What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!' 

• I'm sad
• I'm loving
• I'm happy
• I'm nervous

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Hold your horses.

• Wait, be patient.

• Don't let the horses run away.

• Horses are very strong.

• I have a charley horse in my calf.

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Mary let the cat out of the bag when she told Betty about the surprise party. 

• told a secret
• turned a cat loose
• untied a sack

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Is the underlined part of this sentence literal or an idiom?

"Katy took her teddy bear to the park and let it slide down the slide."

• Literal

• Idiom

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