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The substitute teacher could not control the kids. The classroom was a zoo. No one was sitting at their desk and you could hear yelling all the way down the hall.
What does "the classroom was a zoo" mean?
The class was not behaving.
what does "her body is a rubber band" mean?
She is flexible
As soon as Cory heard that a radio station was giving away concert tickets for his favorite band, he stopped what he was doing and ran like the wind to get there before they sold out of tickets.
What does "ran like the wind" mean?
Cory ran quickly
My sister is a queen. She always gets whatever she wants.
What does "my sister is a queen" mean?
My sister is spoiled and gets whatever she wants.
Greg's mom asked him to go to the attic to get the winter decorations. It took Greg awhile to find them, since it was dark as the night up there.
What does "It was as dark as the night up there" mean?
The attic was dark
Ryan has been absent from school for 5 days because of the flu. When he finally came back to school, his science teacher said, "Wow! You must have really been feeling under the weather last week"
What does "under the weather" mean?
Sick
Eric forgot to eat breakfast this morning, so by 11am, his stomach was a grizzly bear.
What does "his stomach was a grizzly bear" mean?
Eric's stomach was rumbling because he was hungry
When Joe got off the bus on the last day of school, he turned to his friend and said "I'm free as a bird! No school for three months!".
What does "free as a bird" mean?
Joe can do wants he wants for the summer
Mike was at the end of a long race and was feeling very tired. His coach yelled to him "Don't throw in the towel! you can do it!"
What does "don't throw in the towel" mean?
Don't give up
I only slept for 4 hours at the hotel because my pillow was a rock. I'm used to the fluffy feather pillow I have at home.
What does "my pillow was a rock" mean?
After he finished the marathon, Kenny drank water like a camel. He knew that he should stay hydrated since he had sweat so much during the race.
What does "Kenny drank water like a camel" mean?
Kenny quickly drank a lot of water.
Shane arrived to the baseball field for practice 20 minutes early. Since no one else was there yet, he decided to kill some time on the playground next to the fields until his teammates arrived.
What does "kill some time" mean?
Keep busy
Beth was sleeping soundly until her alarm clock went off like a firetruck. It startled her awake, and also woke up her sister down the hall.
What does "alarm clock went off like a firetruck" mean?
The alarm clock was loud
Margaret begged her parents for a new computer. "Our computer is a dinosaur! It hasn't worked for over a year. Can we please get a new one?"
What does "our computer is a dinosaur" mean?
The computer is old
Rachel knew her mom had a long and tiring day at work, so she decided to go the extra mile. Not only did she do the laundry like he mom asked her to, she also cleaned the bathroom and the kitchen.
What did she mean by "go the extra mile"?
Put forth extra effort