Common Idioms

Let the cat out of the bag

• good luck

• to accidentally tell a secret

• a lazy person

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Mrs. Lawyer forgot to copy the DLR again. We are _________________.

• off the hook

• couch potatoes

• breaking a leg

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Reading a novel in class to learn reading skills and to take an AR quiz is ______________.

• hit the road

• once in a blue moon

• killing two birds with one stone

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Someone who thinks a short kid will not do well in basketball is _______________.

• judging a book by its cover

• speak of the devil

• the best of both worlds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

speak of the devil

• doing two things at once

• 'good luck' being said before actors go on state to perform

• the person you are talking about shows up when you are talking about them

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

In Arizona, where it is hot and dry, it rains _______________.

• the best of both worlds

• once in a blue moon

• off the hook

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

When I get home from school, I lay on the couch and watch Netflix shows for 4 hours.

• couch potato

• hit the road

• off the hook

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Travel agents make money going to new resorts for free.

• kill two birds with one stone

• speak of the devil

• Best of both worlds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

We have a 10 hour drive to Colorado. We better ___________.

• hit the road

• off the hook

• break a leg

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

wishing a performer good luck before they go on stage

• break a leg

• couch potato

• let the cat out of the bag

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B