Idioms 3

don't put all your resources into one thing

• don't put you eggs all in one basket

• don't count your chickens before they hatch

• don't bark up the wrong tree

• don't bite off more than you can chew

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

don't rely too much on future predictions because things can change

• don't count your chickens before they hatch

• don't put your eggs all in one basket

• don't bark up the wrong tree

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

in a difficult situation

• in a pickle

• cost an arm and an leg

• break a leg

• egg on your face

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

unlikely to happen

• fat chance

• ears burning

• bit off more than you can chew

• break a leg

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

very expensive

• cost an arm and a leg

• don't put your eggs all in one basket

• be under the weather

• throw a fit

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

get mad, upset, angry

• throw a fit

• throw in the towel

• throw someone under the bus

• throw caution to the wind

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

tell on someone, blame someone for the problem, betray someone's trust for selfish reasons

• throw someone under the bus

• throw in the towel

• throw someone off

• throw a fit

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

quit, stop, give up

• throw in the towel

• throw someone under the bus

• throw a fit

• throw caution to the wind

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

confuse

• throw someone off

• throw a fit

• throw in the towel

• throw caution to the wind

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

take a risk, act without regard for negative consequences

• throw caution to the wind

• throw in the towel

• throw a fit

• throw someone under the bus

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B