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introduction to idioms in English
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1
You'll need an umbrella because
it's raining cats and dogs
.
it's not really raining, it's sunny
snowing heavily
cats and dogs are falling from the sky
raining heavily
2
I put baseball practice
on the back burner
while I studied for the test.
to put something behind another object
delayed until later
to cook things that shouldn't be cooked
to cook with the back burner
3
"Hold your horses!"
said mom as I reached for a cookie. "They are still too hot to eat."
the food is too hot
stop or wait
feeling angry
getting horses to stop moving
4
Learning to dive is a
piece of cake
.
eating a piece of cake
difficult
very easy
challenging
5
I'll go out on a limb and say that our team will win the championship.
trip over a stick
accidentally say something
walk on a branch
take a chance
6
I'm always
tongue-tied
when I meet someone new.
twisting your tongue
feeling nervous
biting your tongue
unable to think of something to say
7
The children all love Mrs. Ramos because she has a
heart of gold
.
to be a teacher
kind and generous nature
to have a golden heart
intelligent
8
Thanks for inviting me to have dinner with you, but I'll have to
take a rain check
.
promise to do something at a later date
pay a check in the rain
save it for a rainy day
getting paid in the rain
9
Angie
turned the house upside down
, but she still couldn't find her library book.
to flip a house
turn the house around
looking for something but not trying too hard
search everywhere
10
Grandma will be
tickled pink
when I give her these flowers.
very pleased
being tickled
feeling embarrassed
when your face turns pink
11
Our teacher gave us so much homework, it took me four hours to
wade through it all
!
trying hard
walk through the water slowly
work on a difficult or lengthy task
not putting effort into you work
12
It's hard to
keep your chin up
when everything is going wrong.
feeling sad
feeling depressed
remain cheerful in a difficult situation.
looking forward
13
After swimming all day at the pool,
I will sleep like a log
.
to have nightmares
to sleep in a tree
to sleep very soundly
to sleep restlessly
14
Mom always encourages me to put my
best foot forward
on the first day of school.
walking in a strait line
stepping with the right foot first
leave a good first impression
to try something for the first time
15
Mindy wanted to talk about her bad day, so she asked me to
lend an ear
.
gossip
not really pay attention
listen carefully
borrow someone's ear
16
I'm sure everyone will
have a ball
at our class picnic.
To be good at soccer
enjoy something very much
to be a ball hog
to dance
17
When I won the spelling bee, you could have
knocked me over with a feather
.
to be very surprised
to faint
to be light
to win
18
When Uncle Bert said he used to be a pirate, he was just
pulling my leg
.
pretending to be a pirate
teasing someone
tickling someone
pulling someone's leg softly
19
Dad was
in the dog house
after he forgot to buy a birthday gift for mom.
To be inside of a dog house
To be thoughtless
To forget to do something
to be in trouble
20
Rich was
down in the dumps
when his best friend moved out of town.
feeling mad
feeling happy
feeling sad
to visit the dump
21
Joey
was in hot water
after he broke Mrs. Smith's window.
breaking something
the water is too hot
in trouble
repairing damage
22
Don't
spill the beans
to Dan about his surprise birthday party.
to spill a bag of beans
to eat rice and beans
to have a hole in something that leaks
tell a secret
23
We're having a test tomorrow, so I'm going to
hit the books
tonight.
read a novel
punch a book
study
read lots of books
24
Sarah promised to
turn over a new leaf
and keep her room clean from now on.
to grow a new plant
to turn leaves over in the park
make a positive change in your behavior
to quit something
25
Mr. Tom's garden is beautiful. He certainly has a
green thumb
.
to have good gardening skills
to have a green thumb
to be clumsy
to be bad at doing something
