Idioms Proverbs Adages

He always says that practice makes perfect. That's why he can fix almost anything.

• a person improves by trying

• a lot of time

• feeling bad

• a lot of money

• was really happy

When Ivan fixed my bike, I was on cloud nine!

• a person improves by trying

• a lot of time

• feeling bad

• a lot of money

• was really happy

Ivan and his dad like to fix things. Ivan said, "I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

• Ivan and his dad have similar interests and abilities

• Ivan and his dad spend their time together fixing things.

• Ivan and his dad are slowly becoming very similar people

• Ivan and his dad climb trees to pick and toss down apples.

I was afraid to tell Mom that I broke the TV, but I know that honesty is the best policy.

• Telling the truth is difficult to do.

• Telling the truth is the right thing to do.

• Honesty does not come naturally to most people

• Honesty causes problems for people who are close to each other.

Mom hit the roof when I told her that I broke the TV.

• Mom thought that the TV had fallen off the roof.

• Mom jumped happily about the TV being broken.

• Mom thought the story of the broken TV was a joke.

• Mom was angry when she heard that the TV was broken.

What is an idiom

• The same as an adage.

• A common figurative phrase.

• The same as a proverb.

• Jenny is on the fence because she is looking for her dog that ran away.

The expression "on the fence" is an idiom meaning:

• Broken-hearted

• I am overwhelmed.

• Undecided

• I have more shoes than I can count.

When I took this job, I bit off more than I can chew. What is the meaning of this idiom?

• I have more cake in my mouth than I can swallow comfortably.

• I am overwhelmed and need help getting all of my work done.

• I think that I am going to be sick.

• I eat too much steak.

Tell me the meaning of the following idiom. Birds of a feather flock together.

• Birds that look alike should all fly south together for the winter.

• People who are similar and have similar interests will always find each other in a room full of individuals. They will congregate in a similar group.

• People that are different will never get along.

• Be the change you want to see in the world.

Chose the sentence that has an idiom below.

• Meanwhile, I would be in the deep end encouraging him to come toward me.

• But he would just sit there and cry until he was blue in the face.

• Kyle continued to just sit on his safe little step.

• I didn't want to force him off it.