Idioms 1
You said you had something to important to tell me. I'm all ears.
Eager to listen.
It's too bad that you lost your homework, but there's no use crying over spilled milk.
He thought his Pokemon cards were rare, but they were a dime a dozen.
Very common and inexpensive.
When Kim went away to college, she took everything but the kitchen sink.
Practically everything there is; every possible object needed or not.
In a nutshell, tell me what the show was about.
In very few words; briefly.
My son Alex is the apple of my eye.
Someone who is greatly treasured.
How do you know that it will be hard to open your locker at Hille? Cross that bridge when you come to it.
Don't predict problems until they actually happen; don't worry about future events now.
Air conditioners are sold mostly during the dog days of summer.
The hottest and most humid days of summer.
My teacher knows when we're passing notes. She must have eyes in the back of her head.
Ability to sense what is happening outside one's field of vision.
He got two extra jobs just to keep the wolf from the the door.
To keep from suffering poverty.
You never sit still. You must have ants in your pants.
To be restless.
You're burying your head in the sand if you think that smoking isn't bad for your health.
Have a good trip to Chicago, and don't take any wooden nickels.
Don't let anyone cheat you.
Ms. Griffiths was dancing, laughing, and feeling her oats.
To be energetic; to act in a proud way.
Looking for your contact lens in this shaggy rug will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Something hard or impossible to find.
Yesterday, he didn't score a single point. But in tonight's game, he was really cooking with gas.
Performing with skill, energy, enthusiasm, and excellent.
Mrs. Smith's pop quiz hit us like a bolt from the blue.
Something sudden, unexpected, and shocking.
Grandma handed me a glass of smelly medicine and said, "Down the hatch."
Swallow a drink in one gulp.
In Social Studies we learned that many Presidents had feet of clay.
A hidden fault of character; a weak point.
My dad said that the day I was born was a red-letter day for him.
A day remembered as especially happy and significant.
My new iPad cost me an arm and a leg.
Very expensive, high priced
I see that Suzy looks like her mom. She's a real chip off the old block.
A child who resembles a parent in behavior, looks, or abilities.
When Doug found he had scored a touchdown for the other team, he had egg on his face.
To be very embarrassed or humiliated for something foolish that you did or said.
I don't believe a word he says. He's full of hot air.
Being foolish and talking nonsense.
It was touch and go for awhile, but the vet said my cat will be fine.
Very risky or uncertain.