idioms

What does it mean to "Go fly a kite"?

• Go away and stop bothering me.

• You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

• Fast pace, busy schedule, usually associated with living and working in the city

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

What does "rat race" mean?

• Fast pace, busy schedule, usually associated with living and working in the city

• You're embarrassed because you made a mistake and everyone knows about it.

• You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

• People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

What does "egg on my face" mean?

• You're embarrassed because you made a mistake and everyone knows about it.

• a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun

• You're embarrassed because you made a mistake and everyone knows about it.

• You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

What does "money burns a hole in my pocket" mean?

• You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

• Go away and stop bothering me.

• a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun

• People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

• hard

• easy

• messy

• fun

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

• sick

• bugs crawled inside of me

• mad

• nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

• excited

• upset

• disappointed

• confused

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!

• jumbled

• slow

• fast

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

• once a while

• every year

• whenever I want

• all the time

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

• It's been raining all day.

• It's raining a lot.

• It's not raining.

• There are scattered thunderstorms.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4