Vocab
Identify
Find or point out
Bark up the wrong tree
Messing with the wrong person
Figures of Speech used to make a meaning clearer
Figurative Language
You can encourage someone but can't enforce
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
Good bye or see you later
Catch you later
Comprehend
To Understand
Out on a limb
Putting yourself out there by doing something you wouldn't normally do
Decide about something
Determine
Not to give a reaction
Keep a straight face
Accoommodation
What you are entitled to on your IEP. It is something to make things doable but NOT EASY
Organize
Arrange or classify
Put your foot down
To give a final answer
To set apart
Distinguish
To be a gracious/giving person, do anything for anyone
Give someone the shirt off your back
Express your needs
Advocate
Conclusion
Summing up an argument
Wrong side of the tracks
From a less sociably desirable part of town
The association that brings a word to mind
Connotative Language
To say something hurtful to someone
Hit below the belt
Eat your words
Take back what you said
Metaphor
An indirect comparison
Pull no punches
To hit as hard as possible, try your best without holding back
organization of the text
Structure
To be in charge or be responsible for everything
Carry the ball
Coolest teacher- you are in her room now
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