Animals
As we were waiting in line, I heard a mother say to her whining child, "We will be inside soon. Just hold your horses!"
What is be patient?
The storm clouds rolled in and it began to rain like cats and dogs!
What is raining really hard?
She was tickled pink by the funny monkey.
find something to be very funny
He was dressed in his new clothes and he felt like a million bucks!
feel really good about yourself and how you look
He wanted the new car but it cost an arm and a a leg.
it is very expensive
As she neared the front of the room to give her speech, she could feel the butterflies in her stomach.
What is very nervous?
When she won the gold medal, she was on cloud 9!
Very happy
Suddenly a roar of thunder came out of the blue.
out of nowhere, very unexpected
She was so excited because she found a one of a kind pokemon card at the garage sale.
there isn't another one like it, completely unique
He was all ears when the speaker started talking about his topic of interest.
listening very closely
All of her friends knew about the surprise party. Hopefully, no one would let the cat out of the bag!
What is tell the secret?
He woke up feeling a little under the weather and decided to stay home from school.
not feeling well
I always thought he was an honest person but he showed his true colors when he cheated in the game.
show what kind of person you really are when you think no one is looking
When he answered the question correctly, the teacher held up his hand and said "Give me 5!"
show joy in what just happened
Grandpa was pulling his grandson's leg when he told him he saw a spaceship in the sky last night.
When he had nothing to say, his friend asked him, "Cat got your tongue?"
Don't know what to say
Suzy was upset that she had detention after school but the silver lining was that she didn't have to walk home in the rain.
A good thing that comes out of a bad thing
He was caught red handed with the stolen candy in his pocket.
Caught in the act of doing something deceitful
When she came home after curfew, her father gave her the third degree.
Ask a lot of questions to find out information
The student was constantly out of his seat and blurting out answer. He was a pain in the neck for the teacher.
misbehaving or annoying
At the buffet, he ate like a horse and went back 5 times to get more food.
Eat a lot of food
Even when things got rough, her dad would say, "we need to weather the storm."
survive a difficult situation
His grandma had a green thumb and always had a lot of plants in her house.
has a skill at growing plants
When the lawyer requested the witness to answer the question, the witness pleaded the fifth.
She just kept on talking and talking until mom said "Zip your lip!"
stop talking