"It was important that on our camping trip we all had to stick together so we did not get lost"
"Stick Together"= to remain in a group
100
"Your making a monkey out of me"
To make a fool out of someone
100
"Foam at the mouth"
"I was so angry that my dad called me a liar I was foaming at the mouth." (to be very angry)
100
"John was in the doghouse"
To be in trouble for misbehaving
100
Name a time you found yourself in a "tight spot"?
Faced with a problem
200
The police were hoping that the fans did not get carried away when the band went to board their bus.
"Carried Away" = to become too emotional or enthusiastic
200
"John went home and hit the sack"
To go to sleep
200
"Have your head in the clouds."
"My head was in the clouds when I was talking on the phone, I didn't even hear the oven timer go off!" (to be unaware of things that are happening)
200
"Mike was on the wrong track"
Going about things the wrong way
200
Name a time when you had to go "Out on a limb" for a friend.
To take a risk
300
Roberto started his new job yesterday and was trying everything to measure up so he could impress his new boss.
"Measure up" = to reach the standards that are expected
300
"Mike was in a tight spot"
Faced with a problem
300
"Making a monkey out of me"
"I felt like the bride was making a monkey out of me with the orange dress she was having us wear for her wedding." (to make a fool out of someone)
300
"Alyssa finally had the shoe on the other foot"
To experience the opposite position/situation
300
Name a time when you got to "sink your teeth into something" new.
To get an opportunity to do something or to learn something
400
The criminal on trial was beating around the bush when the lawyer was asking him questions.
"Beating Around the Bush" = to avoid answering a question
400
"My hands were tied"
To be prevented from doing something
400
"Hit the Sack"
"After I worked out for two hours I went home and hit the sack." (Went to sleep)
400
"Sink your teeth into something"
To get an opportunity to do something or to learn something
400
Name a time when the "shoe was on the other foot" for you?
To experience the opposite position
500
In a nutshell, my car broke down on the highway because I was out of gas.
"In a nutshell" = in a few words
500
"Melissa didn't know if she was coming or going"
To be mixed up
500
"Race against the clock"
After school, I had to race against the clock to get all my chores down before my parents got home from work!" (to try to get something done when there is little available to do it)