Figurative Language Idiom

cost an arm and a leg

• cheap

• broke an arm and a leg

• expensive

• go to the hospital

What does this idiom phrase mean? The boy was in "hot water" with his parents after getting a phone call home from his teacher.

• His parents don't have anything nice to say to him.

• The boy is crying about how he got in trouble

• The boy is in trouble with his parents

• His parents are tired of the boy getting in trouble, and they are grounding him

Hyperbole or Idiom: Cat got your tongue?

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Curiosity killed the cat

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

An Idiom is a phrase that means something different than it's literal meaning?

• True

• False

What does this idiom mean? "it was time for the girl to face the music and realize her boyfriend was not loyal"

• The girl has trust issues

• The girl needs to listen to sad songs to get over her boyfriend

• The girl needs to be honest and realize her boyfriend is not good for her

• The girl needs to be a better girlfriend

What does this hyperbole mean? " His words cut deeper than a knife"

• The words that person said were nice

• The words that person said were harmful 

• The words that person said were sharp

• The words that person said was dangerous

I made it to my meeting by the skin of my teeth.

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