Spot the Idiom
The coach would only select the cream of the crop for players on his team.
The best of the best.
To be tied up.
To be busy
My mom told me to stop playing so rough with my little brother.
Horse around.
He has his head in the clouds while the rest of us are trying to figure out how to fix this!
To be impractical, unhelpful, or aloof.
To pull someone's leg.
To make a joke or do a prank.
My mom told me if I thought I was going to the party this weekend I was barking up the wrong tree.
A bad thought or action.
To spill the beans.
To tell a secret.
I hope I don't tell the secret about my sister's surprise party!
Spill the beans.
Jane said that she has to play it by ear because she is not sure where to go tomorrow morning.
Decide how to deal with a situation as it develops
To be all in the same boat.
To be in the same situation.
She was delighted she got the new job but having her best friend as her boss was the icing on the cake!
Something positive that enhances the situation that's already good.
To be in hot water.
To be in trouble.
Kids in my class were listening intently when I was telling them the story.
all ears.
I heard on the grapevine that my sister-in-law got the promotion, but I really don't know much about it
heard the information by means of gossip and rumor
To have a heart of gold.
To be helpful and kind.
You've already broke the 4th coffee mug I bought you? You're like a bull in a China shop!
Someone who accidentally breaks things out of clumsiness.
To be on thin ice.
To be in a risky situation.
My brother and I were going to go bungee jumping, but at the last minute I got scared and didn't go.
chickened out.
He had butterflies in his stomach while waiting for the results of his exam.
Nervous
To be fishy.
To be questionable.
The man's new sports car cost him an arm and a leg.
Very expensive.
To chicken out
To get nervous and quit/stop.
A person who breaks a law can be in trouble with the police.
in hot water.
He missed the boat when he did not apply for the job in time.
To fail to take advantage of an opportunity.
To stick out like a sore thumb.
To stand out.