Idioms (not Idiots!)

Wendy, pull your socks up!

What does "pull your socks up" mean?

• to wear tall socks

• to stop being naughty or bad

• to put socks on

• to be happier

People need to keep their noses clean!

What does "keep your nose clean" mean?

• to stop sneezing

• to be healthy

• to not get covid

• to stay out of trouble

Haley needs to get down to her homework.

What does "get down to [something]" mean?

• to concentrate on her homework

• to do her homework on the floor

• to look at the bottom her homework

• to start her homework

Tom cut class a lot when he was in school

What does "cut class" mean?

• to cut your lunch up in class

• to break things in a class

• to stop taking a class

• to be absent from class without telling anyone

In Maths, Sophia passed with flying colours.

What does "pass with flying colours" mean?

• to pass really well.

• to just pass by a little bit

• to colour in your exam paper

• to get an average grade

Nalani is a bookworm.

What does "bookworm" mean?

• Someone who eats books.

• Someone who is slow at reading.

• Someone who reads a lot.

• Someone who steals books.

Mr C's English teacher was very old school.

What does "old school" mean?

• to dislike young people

• to have old beliefs that don't work today

• to come from a very old school

• to be very old

Atamai really lifted his game and got excellent grades.

What does "lift your game" mean?

• to start doing things better

• to pick up a new game

• to do the same thing again

• to think about assessments like a game