U5W2 Idioms 5th grade

Match the following.

• Trying to look happy when you're not ok

• Cat's pajamas

• having permission to start

• Strapped for cash

• Not having enough money at the moment

• Grin and bear it

• Something that is really, really cool

• Out of the blue

• When something unexpected happens

• Get the green light

Match the following.

Out of the blue - (a)  

Cat's pajamas - (b)  

Strapped for cash - (c)  

Get the green light - (d)  

Grin and bear it - (e)  

• Out of the blue

• Cat's pajamas

• Strapped for cash

• Get the green light

• Grin and bear it

• When something unexpected happens
• Something that is really, really cool
• Not having enough money at the moment
• having permission to start
• Trying to look happy when you're not ok

What means "super cool"?

• Out of the blue

• Cat's pajamas

• Strapped for cash

• Get the green light

• Grin and bear it

What means "suddenly surprised"?

• Out of the blue

• Cat's pajamas

• Strapped for cash

• Get the green light

• Grin and bear it

What means "to not have enough money right now"?

• Out of the blue

• Cat's pajamas

• Strapped for cash

• Get the green light

• Grin and bear it

Sort the idioms and the definitions.

Groups:

(a) Idioms

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(b) Definitions

• out of the blue

• not enough money at the moment

• suddenly surprised

• someone gives you permission

• get the green light

• strapped for cash

The storm came ​ (a)   and we had to quickly find shelter.

• out of the blue
• strapped for cash
• all atwitter

We ​ (a)   from our teacher to start working on our group project

• got the green light
• are the cat's pajamas
• are all atwitter

Everyone at school thought my new backpack was ​ (a)   .

• out of the blue
• getting the green light
• the cat's pajamas

Even though he didn't like going to the dentist, he decided to ​ (a)   because he knew it was important.

• grin and bear it
• cat's pajamas
• strapped for cash