Idioms

What does the expression "see eye to eye" mean?

• disagree strongly
• to be in complete agreement
• be deeply in love
• wear glasses

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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Which idiom literally describes the image?

• Go back to square one
• Out of the blue
• Be in the same boat
• Be all ears

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What's the correct sentence transformation?
"I really don't want you to get a tattoo!" Mum said. OBJECTED

• Mum OBJECTED TO GETTING a tattoo
• Mum OBJECTED THAT I GOT a tattoo
• Mum OBJECTED TO MY GETTING a tattoo.
• Mum OBJECTED ME TO GET a tattoo.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of the following means going above and beyond whatever is required?

• Go the extra mile
• A penny saved is a penny earned
• Burning the midnight oil
• Crack someone up

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the opposite of deep?

• swallow
• shallow
• shabby
• sloppy

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CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which idiom means "to be very expensive"?

• Cost an arm and a leg
• Be all ears
• Cost a kidney
• Give someone a hand

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the idiom "Go Dutch" mean?

• Only one earns money.
• Earn a lot of money.
• Split a bill equally.
• Dutch people are thrifty

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is "a couch potato"?

• A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.
• A potato pillow.
• A person who likes to sit and watch TV on the couch.
• A person who likes to play hot potato.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the expression to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage?

• Every cloud has a silver lining
• The grass is always greener on the other side
• Butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth
• Be a wet blanket

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What's the correct sentence transformation?
"You really should try our local Thai restaurant." said Lewis  RECOMMENDED

• Lewis RECOMMENDED WE TRIED our local Thai restaurant.
• Lewis RECOMMENDED OUR TRYING our local Thai restaurant.
• Lewis RECOMMENDED WE SHOULD TRY our local Thai restaurant.
• Lewis RECOMMENDED US TO TRY our local Thai restaurant.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6