Idioms 1

What does "Actions speak louder than words" mean?

• Be quiet
• What you do is more important than what you say
• Speak loudly
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does "A leopard can't change its spots" mean?

• Leopards are dangerous
• Spots are fashionable
• You can't change who you are
• None of the above

What does "Break a leg" mean?

• Get injured
• Run fast
• Good luck
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does "Every cloud has a silver lining" mean?

• It's going to rain
• Clouds are beautiful
• There's a positive aspect to every situation
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does "Cry over spilled milk" mean?

• Be sad about something trivial
• Milk is expensive
• Be careful
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does "Cut to the chase" mean?

• Run fast
• Use scissors
• Get to the point
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does "Better late than never" mean?

• Always be on time
• It's better to do something late than never do it
• Be early
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does "A picture is worth a thousand words" mean?

• Pictures are expensive
• Images can convey complex ideas quickly
• Words are unnecessary
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What does "Let the cat out of the bag" mean?

• Reveal a secret
• Cats are sneaky
• Open a bag
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does "The elephant in the room" mean?

• A big problem
• An obvious issue that's ignored
• Elephants are large
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4