Metaphor
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
- Very hungry
- Feeding a horse
- Wanting to eat hay
Feeding a horse
Break a leg in the play!
- Good luck
- Don't hurt yourself
- To get injured
Good luck
In the race, he ran like the wind
- Get blown away
- Run very fast
- Get caught in the wind
Run very fast
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock!
She is an open book
- She loves to read
- She has no secrets
- She works in a library
She has no secrets
I'm tired, let's call it a day
- Stop working
- Call someone on the phone
- Write on a calendar
Stop working
My new sweater fits like a glove
- Fits perfectly
- Fits bad
- Only gloves fit well
Fits perfectly
What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
A carrot
This classroom is a zoo
- A chaotic or disorganized place
- A place with animals
- A quiet room
A chaotic or disorganized place
That's it, that's the last straw!
- Run out of patience
- Run out of straws
- Feed a horse straw
Run out of patience
The students are sharp as tacks
- Smart
- Pointy
- Using tacks to hang things up
Smart
I start with M, end in X, and have endless letters in me. What am I?
A mailbox
She has a heart of gold
- Someone's heart is made of gold
- Her heart hurts
- She is a kind person
She is a kind person
Time flies when you're having fun!
- Time moves very fast
- A clock flies away
- To play with a clock
Time moves very fast
Their empty backpack was light as a feather
- Lightweight
- Heavy
- Full of feathersLightweight
I travel around the world, but never leave my corner. What am I?
A stamp
This class has gotten out of hand
- Out of control
- To drop something
- to wear a ring
Out of control
She was able to wrap her head around the math problem.
- To understand something
- To wear a head wrap
- To finish your homework
To understand something
The student was busy as a bee to finish their work
- Hardworking
- Farming bees
- Doing an assignment on bees
Hardworking
What kind of fruit can you never cheer up?
A blueberry