Animal Idioms
Body Part Idioms
Emotion Idioms
Food Idioms
Misc. Idioms
What's the Problem?
Give a Solution
100
"it's raining cats and dogs"
It's raining very hard.
100
"get cold feet"
decide not to do something
100
"under the weather"
to feel ill
100
"piece of cake"
easy
100
"just for kicks"
just for fun
100

You get home from school and discover you have left your house key inside.

You are locked out of the house.

100

You want to ask your mom if you can have a friend over to spend the night this weekend.  She just got home from work and you see that she is not in a good mood.

wait to ask until your mom is in a better mood.

200
"butterflies in my stomach"
feeling nervous
200
"head over heels"
very happy
200
"let your hair down"
relax
200
"not my cup of tea"
not what I would choose
200
"stay on track"
focus/stay on topic
200

Taylor unpacks her backpack when she gets to school and discovers a problem.  What could that problem be?

She forgot something (lunch, money, homework, book)

200

You brought a toy to school in your backpack.  Now you cannot find it.  What should you do?

Ask for help from peers, teacher.

300
"monkey around"
to play or waste time
300
"give me a hand"
help me
300
"get on my nerves"
annoy
300
"don't cry over spilled milk"
don't complain about something that's already happened
300
"in hot water"
in trouble
300

Someone left the lid off of the trash can outside of the cafeteria.  What is the problem?

There may be a bad smell in the hallway.

300

You are pouring milk for supper and the milk runs out with two glasses left to fill.

Ask/check to see if there is more milk.

If not, ask if anyone would like water instead of milk.

400
"in the dog house"
in trouble
400
"pulling my leg"
joking
400
"barrel of laughs"
funny
400
"spill the beans"
tell a secret
400
"crack me up"
make me laugh
400

Jake woke up, sat straight up in bed, and looked at his clock.  He quickly jumped out of bed and started to rush to get ready

He overslept, his alarm did not go off

400

Your sister is doing an art project in the kitchen.  Mom is on her way home and doesn't like big messes, but the kitchen is a huge mess.  What do you do?

Work with your sister to help her clean up the mess.

500
"let the cat out of the bag"
to tell a secret
500
"get off on the wrong foot"
bad beginning
500
"hot under the collar"
mad
500
"apple of my eye"
the one I like best
500
"on the right track"
doing things correctly
500

Chloe is at the movies but forgot to turn off her cell phone. Why is this a problem?

If her phone rings, it will disrupt the movie and upset others in the theatre

500

You have a big project due tomorrow.  Mom says it is time for bed but you just realized that there is one more thing you need to do to finish your project.  What do you do?

Talk to mom about the last part and see if you can do it before going to bed or if you can get up early and finish it.

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