idioms

After having tons of fun at Family Fun Night, winning the bike was the icing on the cake. Winning the bike was...

• disappointing.

• a big mess.

• fun.

• Great news on top of something that was already awesome!

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I wasn't supposed to know about the secret, but I heard it through the grapevine. I heard it...

• after it spread from person to person.

• after I ate grapes at lunch.

• from my best friend.

• on the announcements

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What is the idiom?

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My sister said I couldn't sing, but she had to eat her words when I won the talent contest! What is the meaning of this idiom?

• stop or wait

• apologize or admit that you are wrong

• unable to think of something to say

• teasing someone

What is a couch potato?

• A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch

• A potato pillow

• A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch

• A person who likes to play hot potato

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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Lily got the lead in the school play. On opening night she couldn't wait to perform! Her teacher wished her well and told her, "Break a leg!"

What does break a leg mean?

• good luck

• hope someone gets hurt

• to doubt someone will do very well

• to encourage someone to trip one of their castmates

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The police officer let him off the hook.

• took him to jail

• didn't give him a ticket

• helped him get down

• gave him a ticket

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I am always tongue-tied when the teacher asks me a question. What is the meaning of this idiom?

• stop or wait

• apologize or admit that you are wrong

• unable to think of something to say

• teasing someone

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What is the idiom?

• ate a bag of popcorn

• without any warning

• out of the blue

• a bird swooped down

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"Don't count your chickens before they hatch" means:

• don't eat eggs for breakfast.

• don't count on something good happening until it has happened.

• don't spend all of your money in one store.

• don't sell your chickens.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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