Year 3 Quarter 3 Idioms

Front

The grass is always greener on the other side

Back

Something different always seems better than what one has.

Front

Spill the beans

Back

To tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know it.

Front

Put two and two together

Back

To add up separate pieces of information to make a correct guess about a situation.

Front

The ball is in (someone's) court

Back

It is that person’s turn to act or make a decision.

Front

At the eleventh hour

Back

At the last possible moment.

Front

Sticky fingers

Back

A tendency to steal things.

Front

A dose of one’s own medicine

Back

To be treated in the same negative way as one treats others.