ELA

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What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

Back

She was joking with me.

Front

What is a couch potato?

Back

A person who likes to sit and watch TV on the couch.

Front

What does it really mean: "I'm in a pickle!"

Back

I'm in trouble.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison not using like or as.

Front

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"

Back

It's raining very heavily.

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words.

Front

What does it mean to 'break the ice'?

Back

To initiate conversation in a social setting.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What does it mean to 'hit the books'?

Back

To study hard.

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.