Idioms

What is the idiom?

• ate a bag of popcorn

• without any warning

• out of the blue

• a bird swooped down

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What does "out of the blue" mean?

• to turn blue

• to fall out of the sky

• to be unexpected

• to come out of the ocean

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What is the idiom?

• icing on the cake

• unexpected gift

• opened the box

• cheered

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What does the idiom "icing on the cake" mean?

• to put frosting on a cake

• to freeze something

• to give someone a gift

• something extra or a nice surprise

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What is the idiom?

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What does "cost an arm and a leg" mean?

• to pay with an arm and leg

• to cost a lot of money

• to give someone a lot money

• to buy an arm and a leg

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What is the idiom?

• got a call back

• read between the lines

• applied for a job

• figured out

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What does the idiom "read between the lines" mean?

• to look between two lines

• to read words

• to infer or figure out the meaning using clues

• to read something while between two lines

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What does the idiom "play it by ear" mean?

• to listen to something

• to not create set plans

• to play music that you've listened to once

• play a game with ears

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