Adages, Proverbs, and Idioms

What is an idiom?

• Commonly used expressions.

• Commonly used expressions that mean something different from their literal meaning.

• Someone who doesn't know the answer.

• A person, place or thing.

What does, "A dime a dozen" mean?

• Something that is common.

• There are a dozen dimes.

• It costs a dozen dimes.

• You are special.

What does the phrase, "apples & oranges" mean?

• I want apples & oranges.

• Two things that can't be compared.

• Two things that can be compared.

• Bananas & Pomegranates

What does the phrase, "a piece of cake" mean?

• I want a piece of cake.

• Something was really hard.

• I see a piece of cake.

• Something that is really easy.

What does the phrase, "beat around the bush" mean?

• Avoiding the main topic

• Beating a bush

• Wanting to talk to the main topic.

• Walking around a bush.

What is a proverb?

• Sayings that have been around for a long time.

• Sayings that teach a lesson or give advice.

• A word that describes something.

• An action word that describes what someone is doing.

What does the phrase, "stop & smell the roses" mean?

• Take time to enjoy life.

• Stop & smell the roses

• You should pick flowers for people you care about.

• You should always smell flowers.

What does the phrase, "don't bite the hand that feeds you" mean?

• Don't bite your mom.

• Don't disrespect someone you depend on.

• You should be careful around dogs because they might bite you.

• Treat everyone with respect.

What does the phrase, "actions speak louder than words" mean?

• You should do things loudly that way people hear you.

• You should yell what you want really loudly.

• What you do is more important than what you say.

• You should say what you want so people listen.

What does the phrase, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" mean?

• If you look into someone's eyes, you will see beauty.

• Everyone has eyes that are beautiful.

• Everything you see is beautiful.

• What is "beautiful" is different for each person.