Common Idioms

Which idiom means "he has a trick planned"?

• An extra lemon

• Card up his sleeve

• A patch in the quilt

• Cat got your tongue?

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Which idiom means that someone is about to change their mind.

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When a person started off very unfortunate, but now became fortunate we would say that person went from...

• rags to riches.

• a snail to a caterpillar.

• an apartment to a house.

• a squirrel to a limousine.

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A misleading clue in an investigation may be called a...

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If the teacher is about to summarize the instructions, she might say...

• To fill the bucket

• All of the eggs in the basket

• In a nutshell

• Burrito

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Something nice and extra can be called a...

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"He got his job on a silver platter" means...

• He got lost

• He was going to be a waiter

• He worked really hard to achieve his dreams

• He got his job with little effort (wasta)

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Another way to say a person got married is...

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If you want to tell someone to work harder and take responsibility you might say...

• Let someone else do your work

• Pull your socks up

• Start a company

• Peel your own banana

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Sometimes people say, "____ _____" when you're having fun!

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