Thanksgiving Idioms

My little brother was too old to suck on his pacifier. One day, mom took the pacifier away from him cold turkey. He never sucked on another pacifier again.

What is the meaning of cold turkey?

• slowly, a little bit at a time

• immediately

• a turkey that hasn't been cooked

• without asking

We had a surprise party planned for Joelle, but Noah spilled the beans to her. Even though Joelle acted surprised, she knew about the party.

What does spilled the beans mean?

• to knock over the can of beans

• to give away a secret

• to keep a secret

• to tell a lie

My mother said that I'd never be able to eat all of the Thanksgiving food I put on my plate. She'll have to eat her words when she sees that I finished everything.

What does eat her words mean?

• to admit that something you said was wrong

• to keep her words a secret

• to tell everyone the plan

• to eat an extra helping of food

When I was struggling with fractions, Mrs. Linhart took me under her wing and did extra problems with me after class.

What does took me under her wing mean?

• the underpart of a bird wing

• to take someone in the other room

• to take care of and help someone

• to put me under her arm

This thanksgiving, I intend to pig out on turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie.

What does pig out mean?

• to put a pig in a pen with a turkey

• to feed a pig what they want

• to eat very little

• to eat a lot of something

I'm going to stick my neck out and ask my teacher for extra days to complete the assignment.

What does stick my neck out mean?

• to take a risk

• to ask for help

• to be very cautious and careful

• to extend my neck

My dad really upset the apple cart by changing our Thanksgiving plans at the last minute.

What does upset the apple cart mean?

• to mess up or ruin something

• to turn the cart over

• to lose your apples

• to make something better

John wanted to be a football player in the NFL, but he knew it was probably pie in the sky since he didn't train and practice every day.

What does pie in the sky mean?

• tossing a pie in the sky

• something good that is unlikely to happen

• something very likely to happen

• a pie shaped cloud

Eating lots of food at Thanksgiving makes me so tired. I usually hit the hay right after dessert.

What does hit the hay mean?

• to wake up

• to play in the barn

• to play in hay

• to go to bed

Aunt Wendy is planning to eat like a bird this Thanksgiving because she is on a diet.

• To eat lots of food

• To eat very little food

• To eat bird food

• To eat turkey