Common Idioms

Race Against Time

• rushing to make a deadline

• late for an event

• to have a lot of experience

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Straight from the horse's mouth

• eating with your mouth open

• a direct, firsthand source

• unreliable or false information

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A little bird told me

• I don't like to gossip

• I can't reveal who told me

• I can talk to birds

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"Out of the blue"

• from the ocean

• predictable and dependable

• without warning; unexpectedly

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Reach for the stars

• work towards a very high goal

• look through a telescope

• shine brightly

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spill the beans

• reveal secret information

• scatter coffee beanss

• make a mess

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Keep your head above water

• tread water

• barely keep up with work

• take a shower

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time flies

• time ages everyone

• time stops in outer space

• time passes quickly

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monkey business

• a serious situation

• silliness; dishonest tricks

• a difficult task or problem

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Raining cats and dogs

• It's raining very heavily

• Animals are falling from the sky

• Time is passing slowly

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B