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There was a little bird sitting outside my window chirping and whistling all day long. It drove me up the wall!

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My little sister was playing with toy cars. She drove them over the carpet, the kitchen floor, and the coffee table. She even drove them up the walls!

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This room is an oven!

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I've told you a million times!

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My friend leaned over to me before we went on stage and said, "I have butterflies in my tummy!"

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It's raining cats and dogs out there!

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Mrs. Messina always tells me, "You're a nut!"

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Please pick up your art supplies and put them away.

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During P.E. the soccer ball was bouncing off the wall.

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During P.E. the students were bouncing off the walls!

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