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

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If you hit the sack,

• you win the lottery

• you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

• you go to bed because you are very tired

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TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.RI.2C

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

If you are over the moon,

• you become serious about something

• you are very pleased about something

• you are very angry with someone

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TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.RI.2C

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

If you speak/talk of the devil,

• you say something bad about someone

• you talk directly about a hot issue

• the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If you go the extra mile,

• you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something

• you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can

• you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does "birds of a feather flock together" mean?

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

• a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun

• Go away and stop bothering me.

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

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does "burn the candle on both ends" mean?

• Working too many hours without a break

• It is raining very hard.

• You feel very happy

• You're in big trouble

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Every cloud has a silver lining

• Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
• You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.
• Believe someone's statement, without proof.
• Keep something away.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Last straw

• Actions or communications need more than one person.
• To go to bed.
• Do or say something exactly right. 
• The final problem in a series of problems.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B