Idiom - in a nutshell

To talk about something for a long time

Idiom - not my cup of tea

Something that doesn’t belong to you

Proverb - don’t cry over spilled milk

Don’t be upset about something that has happened or cannot be helped

Don’t cry when spilling sticky liquids

Idiom - open a can of worms

To complicate things and being up something people will argue over

Idiom - raining cats and dogs

Snowing and blizzard conditions

Idiom - out of the blue

When something you buy is the color of blue

Idiom - straight from the horse’s mouth

Something heard from the person it happened to

Proverb - better late than never

Being late is better than not going at all

It is a good thing to always be late

Never go to anything you will be late for

A person who spends little time exercising and a lot of time watching TV

A person who works at a furniture store

A potato used in many dinner dishes

Idiom - wolf in sheep’s clothing

A person who acts pleasant and who hides that he/she is a bad person

To be a bad person who becomes nice

To be very warm in a wooly coat

Proverb - A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

It is better to have 1 thing than going after something better you cannot get

Birds are usually spotted in pairs

Proverb - A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step

You need to begin something to reach a goal

Walking will get you there faster

Proverb - a penny saved is a penny earned

Saving money you have is as useful as it is to earn it

Earning money to spend on things is good

Only save your money and never go to work

Always spend all of the money you have

Proverb - don’t judge a book by its cover

Don’t base your opinion just over something’s appearance only

Good books have covers with a lot of information

Make sure to always look you best

Proverb - don’t bite the hand that feeds you

Don’t be disrespectful to someone you depend on

Don’t feed an animal that might bite

Don’t bite the person feeding you

Proverb - don’t jump out of the frying and into the fire

Don’t go from one messy situation into another before fixing the first one.

Turn down the stove after cooking

Frying pans are sometimes too hot to be on a fire

Ask a friend for help when you are in trouble

Proverb - don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

Horses don’t like to have their mouths touched

A horse will be nicer if you give it gifts

Look at the value of a gift before buying it for someone

Proverb - don’t put all of your eggs in one basket

Don’t concentrate on only one thing

Many baskets should be used when gathering eggs so they don’t break

Work hard and do too many things.

Proverb - don’t put the cart before the horse

Try to do things in the correct order

Make sure you have a strong horse

Use something stronger than an animal to pull a cart of supplies

Proverb - Haste makes waste

Doing something quickly may cause mistakes

Everything that is trash should be placed in a wastebasket

Doing things quickly makes things take less time

Quickness is the best speed to go.

Proverb - it is better to be safe than sorry

It is better to do something carefully to avoid a possible problem.

You should always apologize to someone when you are wrong

Safety is the main thing ine should think about when doing new things

Proverb - laughter is the best medicine

Laughter can help cure stress, anger, worry…

Laughing is not as good as real medicine

People should take medicine when they cannot laugh

People should avoid all medicine and go to a circus

Proverb - make hay while the sun shines

Make the most of the opportunities while you have the chance

Work in the barn before it gets too dark

Pitching hay is hard to do after the sun goes down

Forget all of the bad things that happen to you and focus on the positive

Proverb - many hands make light work

The more people work together, the faster and easier it is to complete

Light things are easiest to carry

When more people lend a hand, the more workers there are

Keep a positive spirit when working

Proverb - stop amd smell the roses

Take time to enjoy the beauty in life

Plant a garden wherever you live

Roses have the most aromatic smell of all of the flowers

Roses last the longest after they are picked

Proverb - the best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.

You can help yourself far better than anyone else can

Hands can get in the way of large task

Proverb - the early bird gets the worm

If you are early, you get first choice of things

Birds who eat very early get fed the most

A person who shows up last gets nothing

Proverb - two wrongs do not make a right

Just because someone has acted unfairly to you doesn’t mean you should act the same

If you answer 2 questions incorrectly, you are probably not correct

If you are right about something, don’t let anyone tell you that you are incorrect

If you are correct about something, do what you want to do

Idioms - Proverbs - Adages Quizizz

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Proverb - don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Don’t count on something that has not yet happened

There are too many chickens in the world to count

It is exciting to wait for new chicks to hatch

Believe in what you wish for

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CCSS.L.5.5B

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30 sec • 1 pt

Idiom - the lion’s share

The smallest portion of something

The largest portion of something

The roar of a hungry lion

What a lion eats

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CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Idiom - at the drop of a hat

Immediately

Skowly

Tripping

Wearing something in your head

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CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Idiom - bark up the wrong tree

Climbing something high

Asking the wrong person

Getting a correct answer

Making loud noises

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CCSS.L.5.5B

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30 sec • 1 pt

Proverb - an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Eat as many apples as you can a day

Stay away from all fruits but apples

Doctors like the fruit apples the best

Eating healthy keeps you more healthy

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CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Idiom - cold feet

Needing to wear socks

Being unlucky

Walking quickly

Being scared

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CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Idiom - drop in the bucket

A rainstorm

Bad weather

A tiny amount

To be scared

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Idioms - Proverbs - Adages Quizizz

Proverb - don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Idiom - the lion’s share

Idiom - at the drop of a hat

Idiom - bark up the wrong tree

Proverb - an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Idiom - cold feet

Idiom - drop in the bucket

Idiom - hit the road

Idiom - foot in the door

Idiom - in a nutshell

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