Idioms

Billy was not very good at keeping secrets. It wasn't very long until he let the cat out of the bag.

What does let the cat out of the bag mean?

• To lose a pet cat

• to reveal a secret

• to clean out a litter box

• to get cat toys out of a grocery bag

"Let's work on our project together," Annie said. "After all, two head are better than one!"

What does two are heads are better than one mean?

• a person with two heads is smarter

• people would be better if they shared a body

• working together can achieve more than working alone

• it is hard to work with a partner

We were disturbing the first grade classes in the hallway today. Our teacher told us to zip our lips!

What does zip our lips mean?

• to be quiet

• to practice our zipping skills

• to talk as loud as we can

• to pretend we are locking our lips with a key

Jon and Jeremy are the best of friends! They go everywhere together, like the same games, and even dress similar. They are two peas in a pod!

What does two peas in a pod mean?

• to not like eating carrots

• to sit at the same table at lunch

• to be alike

• to love the kind of salad with peas in it

Nate's mom surprised him for his birthday. He was so excited about his tickets to the Super Bowl. He was over the moon!

What does over the moon mean?

• to use a telescope

• to get bored with a gift

• to think that the moon is made of cheese

• to be very excited

Lily got the lead in the school play. On opening night she couldn't wait to perform! Her teacher wished her well and told her, "Break a leg!"

What does break a leg mean?

• good luck

• hope someone gets hurt

• to doubt someone will do very well

• to encourage someone to trip one of their castmates

Tommy was worried about taking his math test. He studies all week. When he got his test back he got 100%. He was on cloud nine.

What does on cloud nine mean?

• to name your chair nine

• to wish you could do better

• to be very happy

• to be caught cheating by a friend.

Chad was never serious. He was always joking around. Some people even called him the class clown.

What does class clown mean?

• a schools mascot

• someone who tries to get attention by being funny

• someone who likes to wear face paint to school

• someone who wears funny hats

Sara finished her test in 5 minutes. She was done before anyone else. She told her teacher, "That was a piece of cake."

What does piece of cake mean?

• the test was easy

• she had to bake a cake

• the teacher passed out pieces of cake to everyone

• she ate a piece of cake

My mom looked out the window and said, " Oh no, I hope your baseball tryouts are not cancelled because of the storm! It's raining cats and dogs outside."

What does raining cats and dogs mean?

• There are cats and dogs falling from the sky

• cat and dogs are outside in the rain

• it is raining really hard

• cats and dogs are playing with each other