WorksheetsThat's An Idiom!
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does "It costs an arm and a leg" mean?
You'll have to trade an arm and a leg to get it.
The price is cheap. It's quite inexpensive.
It costs a LOT of money. It's extremely expensive.
To get it, you have to do exercises moving your arms and your legs.
What does the idiom "You missed the boat" mean?
You were too slow to take advantage of an opportunity. You missed the chance to do something.
Your boat left the dock before you could get on it.
You forgot a fact about something.
You missed a question on a test.
What does "He killed two birds with one stone" mean?
He murdered two birds using only one rock.
He has two girlfriends.
He got rid of some pesky birds.
He achieved two things with a SINGLE action.
What does "Give it a shot!" mean?
Shoot the basketball!
Try!
Shoot the arrow at the target!
Get vaccinated!
What does "Give it a shot!" mean?
Shoot the basketball!
Try!
Shoot the arrow at the target!
Get vaccinated!
What does "He's like a bull in a china shop" mean?
He's very clumsy and awkward.
He goes into stores selling fancy dishes and purposely breaks everything.
He lets his bull wander the city streets.
He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
What does "She has cold feet" mean?
Her feet stay cold all the time.
She's frightened and nervous about doing something that she'd planned to do.
She has a medical condition that makes her legs and feet colder than they should be.
Her shoes have soles made of ice packs.
What does "We're in the same boat" mean?
We're taking a cruise together!
We share a boat.
We're in the same situation. We have the same problems.
My boat floats but your boat sinks.
What does "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?
Dogs and cats are coming out of the sky.
The rain smells like cats and dogs.
The umbrella has kittens and puppies on it.
It's raining very heavily.
What does "I'm drawing a blank" mean?
I'm writing fill-in-the-blank sentences for you.
I'm drawing a picture of nothing.
I pulled a blank sticky note off the pad.
I can't remember!
What does "The cat's out of the bag" mean?
The cat escaped from the bag.
The secret's out!
The cat used its last bag.
Kittens crawled into the bag and the mother cat came out.
What does "We're going to have a blast" mean?
We're going to get dynamite and blow up things.
We're going to have lots of fun!
We're going to hear loud explosions.
We're going to watch fireworks.
What does "I'm over the moon!" mean?
I'm extremely happy and delighted!
I flew past the moon in my space shuttle.
I'm riding on the back of the cow that jumped over the moon!
The lunar eclipse doesn't interest me. I'm over it already.
What does "You hit the nail on the head!" mean?
You used the hammer to hit the nail in the exact right place!
You did or said something exactly true or right!
You are a master with the hammer!
You hurt my head with that nail!
What does "Let's play it by ear!" mean?
Let's use our ears to play instruments!
Let's listen to music!
Let's see how things go and then decide what to do!
Let's make a detailed plan.
What does "She's crying crocodile tears" mean?
She's crying because her skin in scaly like a crocodile's.
She's shedding tears that look like a crocodile's tears.
She's fake crying. She's not really sad.
She's sobbing because her pet crocodile died.
What does "It came out of the blue" mean?
It came down from the sky.
It came unexpectedly or out of nowhere.
It came out of the blue water.
I found it inside the can of blue paint.
What does "Have your cake and eat it too" mean?
Cut your cake in half. Eat one half and save the other half.
Make a cake to look at and make another cake to eat.
Take a picture of your cake before you eat it.
Get two good things at the same time or enjoy the good parts of something without having to deal with the bad parts.
What does "She's barking up the wrong tree" mean?
She's making a wrong assumption about something or someone.
She's standing at the base of a tree and barking at an imaginary animal she think is up in the branches.
She's coughing so loudly that it sounds like she's barking.
She's up in a tree making dog sounds.
What does "by the skin of your teeth" mean?
by your gums
by your lips
by yourself
narrowly or barely
What does "We've got to break the ice!" mean?
We need to get some hammers and break this ice into little pieces!
We need to clean the ice of the car's windshield.
We need to melt the ice.
We need to help people relax around each other and get some conversation started!
What does "She's got bigger fish to fry" mean?
She's got a huge flounder to fry up for supper.
Her fish is bigger than your fish.
She has more pressing and important issues to deal with.
She caught a gigantic fish that's she's going to prepare for dinner!
