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If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,
it is extremely cheap
it is not worth the money
it is very expensive
If you take something with a pinch of salt,
you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true
you like your food to be salty
you think something might bring you bad luck
If you feel under the weather,
you feel frustrated
you feel ill
you feel sad
If you hit the sack,
you win the lottery
you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough
you go to bed because you are very tired
If you cut corners when doing something,
you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort
you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards
you do it straightaway
If you are over the moon,
you become serious about something
you are very pleased about something
you are very angry with someone
If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,
I am going to study
I am going to take a short break from studying
I am going to throw my books away
If you say that something is a piece of cake,
it is very good but very few people know it
it is very easy to do
it is very sweet
If you speak/talk of the devil,
you say something bad about someone
you talk directly about a hot issue
the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears
If you go the extra mile,
you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something
you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can
you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone
If you let the cat out of the bag,
you accidentally reveal a secret
you create a problem
you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered
If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...
from an authoritative or dependable source
from someone who heard it from someone else
while shopping at the greengrocer's
When you see eye to eye with someone,
you look extremely similar to someone
you are glad to see this person
you agree with someone completely
If something is a hot potato,
it is difficult, unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it
it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it
it is unfair competition where one side has an advantage
What's on your bucket list? Your bucket list is:
a list of things you need to pack for your holidays
a list of things you want to do before you die
a list of things you need to buy because you have run out of them
Under the weather
Debajo del agua.
Debajo del clima.
Sentirse enfermo.
Bajo el clima.
The ball is in your court.
Depende de ti.
La bola está en tu corte.
Tienes el balón.
El balón está en la canasta.
Spill the beans.
Regar los granos.
Revelar un secreto.
Botar los granos.
Regar los fríjoles.
Break a leg
Romperse una pierna.
Romper una pierna.
Lastimarse una pierna.
Desear suerte.
Pull someone’s leg
Jugar una broma.
Halar la pierna de alguien.
Lastimar a alguien.
Herir la pierna de alguien.
Sat on the fence.
Sentarse en la cerca.
Sentado en la banca.
Ser indeciso.
Sentarse en la banca.
Through thick and thin
Ser leal sin importar lo que pase.
A través de algo delgado.
A través de algo grueso y fino.
Atravesar algo grueso y fino.
Once in a blue moon
Una vez en una luna azul.
Habia una vez en una luna azul.
Alguna vez es una luna azul.
Raramente, de vez en cuando.
It’s the best thing since sliced bread
Que algo es realmente bueno.
La mejor cosa desde el pan tajado.
Mejor que el pan tajado.
Mejor que una tajada de pan.
Take it with a pinch of salt
Tomar algo con una pizca de sal.
No tomar algo demasiado serio.
Tomalo con una pizca de sal.
Tomarlo con un pellizco de sal.
Go down in flames
Ir bajo llamas.
Fracasar de una manera espectacular.
Bajar en llamas.
Ir bajo las llamas.
You can say that again
Puedes decirlo otra vez.
Puedes decir eso de nuevo.
Es verdad.
Tu puedes decir eso otra vez.
See eye to eye
Ver ojo a ojo.
Estar completamente de acuerdo con algo.
Observar ojo a ojo.
Ver frente a frente.
Jump on the bandwagon
Seguir la moda.
Saltar en la causa.
Saltar sobre el carro.
Seguir al rebaño.
As right as rain
Tan correcto como la lluvia.
Tan recto como lluvia.
Perfecto.
Correcto como lluvia.
Beat around the bush
Golpear alrededor del arbusto.
Evitar decir algo, irse por la tangente.
Golpear el arbusto.
Darle una paliza.
Hit the sack
Ir a dormir.
Golpear el saco.
Dar un golpe en el saco.
Golpear el costal.
Miss the boat
Perder el bote.
Perder el tiempo.
Es demasiado tarde.
Extrañar el bote.
By the skin of your teeth
Por la piel de tus dientes.
Por tus dientes.
Por la piel de sus dientes.
Apenas.
Cost an arm and a leg
When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
When something is done badly to save money.
This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".
The needed to pull together. Then they could out on a great play.
waited in line
worked as a team
Luz made up her mind to play Henny Penny.
understood
decided
The play was a big hit!
was a success
was very long
This figures of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
"The rich fields were the farmer’s treasure." is an example of...
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
Which of the following statement is a personification?
The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.
The sun is a ball of fire.
His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favorite vase.
The baby is as meek as a lamb.
"The fat comedian is as plump as a pillow." is what figure of speech?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
She was so hungry she could eat a horse.
personification
metonymy
simile
hyperbole
Why do literary writers use figurative language?
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
To be grammatically correct.
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
Her hair is red.
She talks really loudly.
She gets really angry.
She spits when she talks.
The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
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What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of the same or letter at the beginning of the word?
Personification
Alliteration
Assonance
Simile
Metaphor
What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Simile
Metaphor
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