Idioms and Imagery

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

• Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
• It's raining very heavily.
• We are having a tornado.
• Animals have learned to fly.

Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.
• To confuse the audience.
• To be mean.
• To cause frustration in the reader.

What is a couch potato?

• A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.
• A potato pillow.
• A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.
• A person who likes to play hot potato.

jump on the bandwagon

• to do something because many other people are doing it
• to join a rock band
• to exercise each day
• to work on a farm or in agriculture

bark up the wrong tree

• to have the wrong idea about something
• to go hunting but not find anything
• to search for a missing cat
• to be angry with a friend

Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.
• To confuse the audience.
• To be mean.
• To cause frustration in the reader.

Which idiom literally describes the image?

• Be on the top of the world
• Cost an arm and a leg
• Let the cat out of the back
• It's raining cats and dogs

Which idiom literally describes the image?

• Be all ears
• Out of the blue
• Be blue in the face
• Get red

Which idiom literally describes the image?

• Be in the same boat
• Out of the blue
• Be blue in the face
• Be on the top of the world

Which idiom literally describes the image?

• Give someone a hand
• Be on the top of the world
• Eat like a horse
• Be in the same boat