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She is walking on eggshells means...

• She is learning how to walk.
• She is in the chicken coop.
• She is trying not to upset anyone.

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He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

• He was born to a rich family
• He was born hungry
• He was born with teeth
• He was born to a silver smith

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My mom told me to zip my lips. 

• Alliteration
• Simile
• Idiom
• Personification

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Brian's English teacher Perpich was always saying _______.

• slow and steady will win the race.
• don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today
• think about the positive
• remember the sort of the little engine that could 

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Cross that bridge when you come to it

• When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
• This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
• Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.
• To present a counter argument.

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Blessing in disguise

• Something good that isn't recognized at first.
• A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan.
• This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
• Be happy when a person leaves.

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What does the quote, "When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers" mean?

• When there is war, soldiers die.

• When there is war, innocent people suffer.

• Elephants are really heavy and dangerous.

• There are a lot of wars in Africa.

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Better than sorry is

• safe
• Monopoly
• money
• friends

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Idioms and slang are okay in...

• Informal letters / e-mails

• Neutral letters / e-mails

• Formal letters / e-mails

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Which sentence uses an idiom?

• She got cold feet the night before her wedding.

• Lightening danced across the sky.

• The world is a stage.

• Hannah's home has heat now, hopefully.

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