Coleby was "on the right track" when he got his books out to start studying for his Science test. "On the right track" means
What is doing what he is supposed to be doing in order to meet a goal.
100
Lance "upset the apple cart" when he didn't do what was expected in order to go the restaurant with Keeley and Megan. "Upset the apple cart means"...
What is ruin/spoil the plan?
100
Dad was "pulling my leg" when he was telling me the crazy story. "Pulling my leg" means...
What is not telling the truth and joking?
100
Hannah "let the cat out of the bag" about the birthday present. To "let the cat out of the bag" means:
What is to tell a secret or give away a surprise.
100
Anna was excited about her birthday because she knew would get a kitten. Her mom told her "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" means
What is don't be excited or get your hopes up for something that has not yet happened.
200
Sebastian "hit the books" to get ready for his test. "Hit the books" means
What is start studying?
200
Mrs. McCullum "brings home the bacon" every other Friday. "Bring home the bacon means"...
What is come home with a paycheck?
200
Megan hasn't decided if we will go to the pet store. She is going to "play it by ear." "Play it by ear" means...
What is see how things go to decide if something will happen?
200
Sarah said, "It's raining cats and dogs" when she looked outside. "Raining cats and dogs" means:
What is raining really hard
200
Timmy's homework was a "piece of cake." "Piece of cake" means:
What is very easy?
300
Fred has "his nose in a book" every time I see him. "Nose is a book" means:
What is always reading a book?
300
Kristina was a "couch potato" and Molly told her to get up. "Couch potato" means...
What is very lazy?
300
Coleby "put one foot in front of the other" while working on his Science project. "put one foot in front of the other" means..
What is to keep working on something in order to get it done.
300
The teacher said "quit horsing around" to the children during Geography class. "Quit horsing around" means:
What is stop fooling around, and misbehaving.
300
The kids were fighting with each other, so the mom said, "I have a bone to pick with you." "I have a bone to pick with you" means
What is I have something to say to address something you did.
400
Jayden "booked it" when he saw the firetruck going towards his house. "Booked it" means..
What is took off running really fast?
400
Jade "was in a stew" because her rival made a mess. "In a stew" means..
What is very upset?
400
Lance and Coleby were "up in arms" about the new chore list that mom and dad made. "Up in arms" means...
What is they were protesting it?
400
Henry "killed 2 birds with 1 stone" when he went to the mall to buy his sneakers and got lunch. To "kill 2 birds with 1 stone," means:
What is he got two things done in 1 trip/try
400
Ethan was "all ears" when Cooper was telling him about trains. " All ears" means:
What is listening very carefully?
500
Lance "threw Danny under the bus" when mom asked who peed in the house." To "throw someone under the bus" means..
What is to tell on someone and get them in trouble?
500
Joey told the story about getting a speeding ticket "in a nutshell" to David. "In a nutshell" means...
What is to tell a story in a few words?
500
Megan was being "nosey" when she was asking Mrs. McCullum about her fight with another friend. "Being nosey" means...
What is she's not minding her own business? She wants to know everybody else's business.
500
Mike had a "frog in his throat" when he went to talk on the mega-phone. "Frog in his throat" means:
What is he was losing his voice because his throat was sore.
500
Tyler asked me if I wanted to play checkers, and Jill responded with, "I would love, but checkers is not my cup of tea." "Cup of tea" means