Idiom Practice

To bite off more than you can chew is to...  

• Take too big of a bite of food

• Take on a project or task that is too big

• Take food from another person

• Get in a disagreement with someone

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If "the ball is in your court" after a date, it is...

• Your chance to finally make things "official"

• Likely that you will not see each other again

• Likely that you had a very successful date

• Your turn to make the next move or reach out again

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If we don't see eye to eye, we...

• cannot understand what the other person is saying

• agree

• disagree

• feel misunderstood

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You might take what your little brother says with a grain of salt if...

• He is known to be dramatic

• He just got home from school

• He is very excited

• Your mother likes your brother the best

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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Taste of your own medicine means...

• Something happens to you that you've done to others (often a positive thing)

• You try and don't succeed multiple times in a row

• You have gotten sick multiple times in one season

• Something happens to you that you've done to others (often a negative thing)

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If her wedding had the whole nine yards, it likely had...

• Competition with the other wedding taking place next door

• Elegant decorations, flowers, desserts, dresses, and entertainment

• Very emotional speeches that caused many of the guests to tear up

• A lot of dancing

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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I might steal my sister's thunder on her wedding day by...

• Getting engaged at her wedding

• Being incredibly helpful and setting up / taking down all of the decorations

• Giving a speech that honors her and her partner's relationship

• Dancing wildly to the music all night long

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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I can go back to the drawing board by...

• Starting over on a project and thinking up new solutions

• Avoiding the main topic that I want to discuss

• Helping someone without hesitation

• Risking everything on one idea

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If you hit the nail on the head, you...

• cause a lot of damage

• say something exactly right

• begin a new construction project

• accidentally reveal secret information

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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I go out to eat once in a blue moon.

Once in blue moon means...

• very late at night

• cutting corners to save money

• not often; once in a while

• trying new places / restaurants

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B