IDIOMS
IDIOMS/SIMILES
SIMILES
SIMILES/METAPHORS
METAPHORS
100

Let the cat out of the bag

Tell the secret

100
Pulling someone’s leg
What is joking around
100
As easy as taking candy from a baby
What is completing a task or job that will be very easy for you
100
Fighting like cats and dogs
What is to fight or argue a lot or in a very forceful and angry way
100
Heart of stone
What is a person that is not caring, to be very cold, mean, or callous by nature
200

Costs an arm and a leg

something that is very expensive, costs a lot

200
It's a piece of cake
What is something that is easy
200
As quiet as a mouse
What is someone or something that is very quiet
200
Chain reaction
What is one thing leads to another or a set of related events in which each event causes the next one
200
Time is money
What is time is valuable, so don't waste it
300

A dime a dozen

Something that is very common, not rare

300
Saving for a rainy day
What is saving money or another thing a for later time
300
Like a fish out of water
What is to feel awkward because you are in a situation that you have not experienced, or that you are doing something that you are not good at
300
Getting cold feet
What is to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do
300
Bad apple
What is a bad person, a person whose own words or actions negatively impacts an entire group of people
400

Break a leg

Wishing someone good luck

400
As light as a feather
What is something that is not heavy
400
As sick as a dog
What is very sick
400
Night owl
What is someone who tends to stay up late into the night
400
Fork in the road
What is have to make a choice about something
500

Pulling someones leg

Joking around
500
Like an angel
What is someone that is well behaved
500
Eyes like a hawk
What is to see very well
500
Couch potato
What is someone that likes to lay around the house
500
Roller-coaster of emotions
What is a situation or experience that alternates between making you feel excited, exhilarated, or happy and making you feel sad, disappointed, or desperate
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