Sarcasm
Mom says, "Hey Julia? Before you go hang out with your cousins, can you please come help me with the dishes?"
“Sure thing! I was hoping you'd ask!” Julia responds.
Julia is not happy about having to do the dishes
Heart of gold
gold symbolizes of generosity
It's raining cats and dogs.
It's raining a lot
You meet your friend at the mall. You've been popping into some stores and as you walk past the food court your friend says, “Hey, did you bring your wallet?”
Your friend is hinting that they would like to borrow money from you to get some food
On Sunday, the Eagles beat the Chiefs 37-0. On Monday morning, Lindsay said to Peter, “Great football game last night, huh?”
It was a terrible game for the Chiefs because they lost badly
He thinks the world revolves around him.
Break a leg
Good luck
Tricia’s younger cousin says, “Can I sit next to you?"
“Uh…I guess, that's fine…” Tricia says as she looks around for her older cousin.
Tricia is hinting that she wanted someone else (her older cousin) to sit next to her
My mom came home from the store the day before Thanksgiving and said, “Great news! All of the stores were out of the ingredients I need for this recipe."
It's bad news!
Mom is frustrated she doesn't have all of the ingredients she needs
Step up to the plate.
Take action when needed
Pull someone's leg
You are sitting on your bed watching loud videos on your phone. Your parent shouts from the other room, “I sure hope your room is in decent shape.”
Your parent wants you to get off your phone and clean your room
Olivia walks into school on Friday morning and sees her friend Jake. Jake says, "Happy Friday! How's it going?"
Olivia replies, “Terrible, aren’t Fridays the worst?"
Olivia LOVES Fridays and is also happy it's almost the weekend
This place is a zoo
The place is chaotic
Bite the bullet
To get something over with
Mom carried the groceries in from the car while Bob and I are playing basketball.
"Boy these bags are heavy" she said.
She needs help carrying the bags.
At the lunch table, Nicole opens her lunch box and says, "A tuna sandwich, again? My mom is Mother of the Year!"
Nicole is annoyed her mom packed her tuna for lunch again
To feel under the weather
To feel sick.
That's the last straw.
My patience has run out
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Rosie is at her aunt's house for Thanksgiving and it's time for dessert. Rosie looks at the spread of dessert laid out on the table and then looks at her cousin and asks, “Just curious...do you think these are all of the options?"
Rosie is hinting that she hopes there are more dessert options
Maybe there is nothing she likes on the table