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What does it really mean: "Go break a leg!"

• Do a bad job
• Break your leg
• Do well

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Simile or Metaphor?
My big brother is a couch potato.

• simile
• metaphor

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What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

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cut corners

• do a poor job in order to save time or money
• to make an art project
• to act quickly and successfully
• to win a race without cheating

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Which word is a synonym for permission?

• money
• consent
• leather
• advice

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What is an adage? 

• What is an adage???
• A saying that doesn't mean what it says
• An old familiar saying that expresses wisdom
• A proverbs best friend

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How do you feel about Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs?

• Good
• Whats an idiom? 

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Identify the idiom in this passage:
The detectives had been working on the case of the missing painting for weeks.  When their final piece of evidence didn't lead to the criminal, it was back to square one.  They'd have to try a new approach. 

• working on the case
• piece of evidence
• try a new approach 
• back to square one 

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She ran like the wind across the field.

• Her hair blew in the breeze.
• She ran fast.

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What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

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