Idioms and Context Clues

My idea to get a puppy went over like a lead balloon - it failed!
What words help you understand what the idiom "went over like a lead balloon" means?

• puppy
• idea
• failed
• I

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Jack tried to butter up his sister and compliment her so she would let him play with her iPad.
What words from the sentence help you understand what the idiom "butter up" means

• compliment
• tried
• play

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My mother chewed me out and scolded me for ruining my new shoes in the mud.
What word from the sentence helps you understand what the idiom "chewed me out" means?

• ruining
• scolded
• chewed

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Winning the science prize was a great accomplishment, it was a feather in my cap.
What word from the sentence helps you understand what the idiom "feather in my cap" means?

• winning
• science
• accomplishment

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My brother was jealous and green with envy when he saw my new skateboard.
What word from the sentence helps you understand what the idiom "green with envy" means?

• jealous
• new
• green

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My father told me to hurry up and clean the mess I made on the double.
What words from the sentence helps you understand what the idiom "on the double" means?

• clean
• hurry up
• mess

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My mom is still on the fence about whether I can sleep over at a friend's house this weekend - she can't decide.
What words from the sentence help you understand what the idiom "on the fence" means?

• can't decide
• fence
• weekend

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My sister makes such a big deal about the littlest problem, she makes a mountain out of a molehill.
What words from the sentence help you understand what the idiom "mountain out of a molehill" means?

• molehill
• big deal about little problems
• mountain

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I was all thumbs when I had to play basketball and I kept dropping the ball.
What words from the sentence help you understand what the idiom "all thumbs" means?

• ping-pong
• paddle
• kept dropping

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What is the best meaning for the underlined idiom?

He didn’t go public with his hang-up until the sixth game of the season.

The detective decided it was time to go public with the suspect’s photo, hoping the public would help in finding the dangerous man.

• reveal something to the public that was previously private

• visit a place that is open to the public

• a door is always open