Proverbs/ Idioms

Joe was very curious about where Sarah was getting all her money from, but all she said was that curiosity killed the cat. What does this mean?

• Joe needs to be careful - being too inquisitive could get him into trouble

• Joe's cat could die.

• Sarah is going to tell Joe where she gets her money.

• Joe should ask more questions to get to the bottom of this.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The lawyers who attended the seminar were like birds of a feather flocking together. They have not even spoken to anyone outside their group. What does this mean?

• These lawyers share similar beliefs and experiences from the seminar so they are sticking together.

• These lawyers enjoy bird watching; the birds' feathers are beautiful to them.

• These lawyers love meeting new people.

• These lawyers can't wait to go to another seminar.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The admissions in this college get filled in very early. If you really want to enroll your son here then you should remember that the early bird gets the worm. What does this mean?

• If they enroll their son early, he has a better chance of getting in.

• Birds get all of their worms to eat early in the morning.

• There are a lot of worms out in the early hours because of the dew on the ground.

• Their son doesn't have a good chance of getting into that college.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You must visit that restaurant; the food is really good, and it doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg. What does this mean?

• The food is priced right - it's not too expensive.

• The food isn't that good.

• Not a lot of people eat at this restaurant.

• This restaurant has given people food poisoning before.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I know that you job is not going well and you are stressed out, but don’t worry, things will be better soon. Every cloud has a silver lining. What does this mean?

• Something good is sure to come of this hard time.

• Don't worry. Be happy.

• It's normal to be stressed out.

• It looks like it's going to rain.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

There's no use crying over _______ milk.

• old
• spilt
• yummy
• gross

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Birds of a ________ flock together. 

• Clique
• Group
• Wing
• Feather

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

No news is good _____

• Newspaper
• Because
• Pasta
• News

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What do these idioms, adages, and proverbs mean?
Don't put all your eggs in one basket

• When you go to the store use two baskets for your eggs
• Don't put all of your resources in the same place
• You are happier when you don't know something
• You need to go to the store to get some eggs

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

The early bird catches the worm

• Birds eat a lot of worms when they are hungry
• Accomplish two tasks by one action
• Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success
• None of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B