Idiom Meanings

This idiom means to create a new set of problems.

• Open a can of worms

• Bend over back wards

• Burn bridges

• Keep a stiff upper lip

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means that someone is loud but not dangerous.

• Ready to jump ship

• To be in her shoes

• Her bark is worse than her bite

• To get the short end of the stick

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means that the child is just like his parents.

• Compare apples and oranges

• The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

• To sweep it under the rug

• At the drop of a hat

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means that you get a bad deal.

• To burn your bridges

• To get the short end of the stick

• To be in his shoes

• To jump ship

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means that you have to wait for a long time for something.

• Open a whole new can of worms

• Burn your bridges

• Sweep it under the rug

• Until the cows come home

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means to experience what someone else experiences.

• Apples and oranges

• The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

• To be in his shoes

• To sweep it under the rug

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means to do something very quickly.

• Until the cows come home

• At the drop of a hat

• Bend over backwards

• Burn your bridges

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means that you don't show emotion.

• Keep a stiff upper lip

• Sweep it under the rug

• At the drop of a hat

• Horseplay

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means that you pretend that something never happened.

• Sweep it under the rug

• Jump ship

• Burn your bridges

• Knock her socks off

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This idiom means that you give up when something gets difficult or challenging.

• Burn your bridges

• Get the short end of the stick

• Jump ship

• Open a whole new can of worms

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B