Idioms

"Don't let the cat out of the bag" means:

• don't put your cat in a bag.

• don't think things are going to get better.

• don't tell someone's secret.

• don't let your dog eat the cat.

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What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"

• To make someone cold

• Someone feels that they need a sweater

• to be nice to someone

• to ignore somebody

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What does it mean to get "cold feet?"

• your feet are chilly

• you are tired

• you are nervous about something

• you are excited about something

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What does it mean to be "in hot water?"

• you're in trouble

• you're taking a bath

• you're washing the dishes

• you've gone swimming in the hot tub

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What does it mean if something is "a piece of cake?"

• to eat cake at a party

• you like sweets

• it's easy or simple

• it's difficult

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What does "Out of the blue?" mean?

• to come out of the sky

• to happen suddenly or unexpectedly

• to come out of sadness

• to come out of the ocean

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If something costs an arm and a leg that means...

• You have to go to the doctor. 

• It's expensive. 

• It is cheap. 

• you have to pay using parts of your body

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If "He has butterflies in his stomach" that means

• He has a colorful stomach. 

• There are bugs in his stomach. 

• He's nervous. 

• He's calm.

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That knocked my socks off means

• That hit me really hard. 

•  My socks were loose on my feet. 

• That was amazing. 

• My socks came off.

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If someone "takes you under their wing" what are they doing?

• put a blanket on you

• take care of and help you

• cover you with feathers

• have a pillow fight

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