Idioms

What is the meaning of "hit the sack?"

• go to bed

• sleep on a sack

• hit someone

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What does it mean when you say "break a leg?"

• watch your step

• help someone walk

• wish someone good luck

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What does it mean to "call it a day?"

• decide that you have finished

• tell someone what day it is

• identify the day of the week

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What does "under the weather" mean?

• remind someone to carry an umbrella

• express that someone is not feeling well

• watch clouds to determine if it is going to rain

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What does it mean to "spill the beans?"

• tell someone some secret information

• tell someone that beans are boiling in a pot

• fill a pot of beans too much that it spills

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What does it mean when people "see eye to eye?"

• they are the same height and can see each other in the eyes

• they agree with each other on an issue

• they agree that they are the same height

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What does it mean if someone says that it is "a piece of cake?"

• something is a dessert

• something tastes sweet

• something is easy to do

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When some says that it is "the last straw," they mean...

• it is the last problem in a series of problems

• there are no straws left for you to drink out of

• Starbucks does not give out straws unless you ask for one

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What does it mean to "cost an arm and a leg?"

• it needs a shirt and pants

• it hurts your arm and leg

• it is very expensive

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"When pigs fly" means...

• something will never happen

• that pigs are talented animals

• pigs are compared to birds

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