Idioms

He is one tough cookie.

• He eats a lot of cookies
• He likes cookies
• He works hard

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He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

• He was born to a rich family
• He was born hungry
• He was born with teeth

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What does “it’s raining cats and dogs” really mean?

• Pets are falling from the sky.
•  I see cats and dogs outside.
• It’s raining hard today!

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What does “she has a green thumb” really mean?

• She is really good at gardening.
• She spilled green paint  on her thumb.
• Her fingernails are painted green.

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What does “he’s in hot water” really mean?

• His bath water was too hot.
• The water is boiling.
• He is in big trouble!

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What does “she has butterflies in her stomach” really mean?

• She has a nervous or anxious feeling.
• She swallowed a butterfly.
• She feels sick.

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What does “catching some Z’s” really mean?

• You are catching some bees in a butterfly net.
• You are practicing your “Z” sound for speech therapy.
• You are sleeping.

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What does “he’s a couch potato” really mean?

• He is planting potatoes under the couch.
• He is eating a potato on the couch.
• He is lazy and doesn’t move a lot. 

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It all sounded like a bunch of mumbo jumbo! I couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying!

• To call something total nonsense

• it was massive

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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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