Food Idioms
Butter someone up
Being nice to someone for selfish reasons.
To stumble OR to take a vacation
trip
Hold your horses
Be patient and wait.
A silly phrase that does not literally mean what it says
Idiom
Worth 25 cents OR 15 minutes past the hour
Quarter
That's my bread and butter
Someone's main thing they like or do that is necessary.
dog sound OR part of a tree
Bark
The elephant in the room
An issue, person, or problem someone is trying to avoid.
Thinking about other people's perspective and feelings
perspective-taking
A direction OR to go somewhere else.
Left
That is the way the cookie crumbles
That is just how it is and you can't change it.
something that isn't soft OR is difficult
Hard
Counting your chickens before they hatch
Don't count on something until after it happens.
two words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings
homophones
Part of the alphabet OR something you get and send in the mail.
Letter
Park
Wild goose chase
Doing something that's pointless or won't ever work.
two words that sound the same and are spelled the same but have different meanings
homographs
To go lower OR soft fluff of a bird
Down
An adjective to describe someone smart OR an adjective to describe something that gives off a lot of light
Bright
Straight from the horse's mouth.
When two people are communicating and there is a misunderstanding or confusion
communication breakdown
A gift OR describing what is happening right now.
Present