Wiesecke ESL Idioms 2

That boy stole my chips and lied about it, he is a bad egg.

• someone who is not honest

• someone who is angry

• someone who is broken

• someone who stinks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I broke my phone and my dad got really bent out of shape about it.

• someone who is sick

• someone who is upset or annoyed

• someone who has broken arms

• someone who is crazy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

My mom has a new car but it breaks down all the time. What a lemon that car is!

• a sour car

• a good smelling car

• a car that doesn't work well

• a car that doesn't go fast

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

My brother and his girlfriend tied the knot last weekend. The bride had a pretty dress.

• got in a big fight

• went on a vacation

• went out for dinner

• got married

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

I can not keep my eyes open any more, I am so tired that I must hit the hay.

• go to sleep, go to bed

• go to school, go to class

• go to eat in a restaurant

• go pick up some hay

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I cleaned up my room and found my lost library book; I killed two birds with one stone!

• to throw stones at birds

• to find things that are lost

• to be mean to little birds

• to solve two problems at one time

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I wanted to help my mom pay the rent, but my $1 was only a drop in the bucket.

• very small and not important

• only a little bit of water

• a bucket full of water

• raining really hard

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Someone not honest

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Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

to tie the knot

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Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

My brother is such a couch potato, he never gets off the couch and watches T.V. all day.

• likes french fries a lot

• very lazy and doesn't move around

• very angry and doesn't share

• very nice and tastes like potatos

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B