Figurative Language (Similes, Metaphors, Idioms)

The class has a big appetite for learning, means:

• Children get hungry at school

• Children want snacks when they are learning

• Children want to learn many things.

• The class eats while learning

It is time to rise and shine, means:

• It is time to get out of bed

• It is time to shine your shoes

• The sun is shining

• It is time to raise the window

The baby is as sweet as honey, means:

• The baby is very loving

• The baby smells nice

• The baby is covered in honey

• They baby tastes sweet

She is nuts about this song, means:

• She likes to eat nuts and listen to music

• She is angry when she hears the song

• She loves this song very much

• The song is about nuts

The teacher thundered into the room, means:

• The teacher fell from the ceiling

• The teacher marched into the room with a drum

• The teachers used a loud voice when she entered the room

• The thunder crashed when the teacher came into the room

The cookies tasted like lumps of sand, means:

• The cookies were made at the beach

• The cookies were moist

• The cookies had lumps of chocolate in them

• The cookies did not taste good

My problem is water under the bridge, means:

• My problem has to do with water

• My problem is in the past now

• There is trouble with a bridge

• There is no more water under the bridge

Max sleeps like a baby, means

• Max sleeps in a crib

• Max sleeps well

• Max goes to bed early

• Max likes to help babies sleep

She is as tough as nails, means

• She does not give up

• She likes to build things

• She needs a hammers

• She lost her nails

The cotton candy cloud sat quietly in the sky, means:

• It was a cloudy day at the circus

• The cotton candy was delicious

• The clouds tasted sweet

• The cloud was fluffy and still