IDIOMS
My big math test is today and I have butterflies in my stomach.
I'm nervous
Your teacher gives you a worksheet. You think it is way too hard and you don’t know how to do it.
Ask her for help, reread directions, ask parent or another student for help
ring
jewelry you wear on your finger, ring the doorbell
fast
quick
rough
smooth
I really want that new phone but it costs an arm and a leg!
It's expensive, costs a lot of money
You walk into the lunchroom and don’t know where to sit. There is no room at your table.
Sit at a different table. Pull up a chair to your usual table.
duck
animal
look out! Duck!
finish
boring
WOW! You've made 10/10 baskets! You're on fire!
You're doing really well
You are using a computer in class and the battery dies.
Plug it into charger. If you don't have charger, ask to share a computer with someone else in class. Ask teacher if you can complete the work at a later time because the computer died.
light
not heavy
light on in your house
yell
shout, scream
sunny
cloudy
That test was a piece of cake!
easy, not hard
Your folder is in your friend's locker and you need it for class. Your friend is absent today so you can't get into her locker.
Text her for the locker combination. Tell your teacher that you don't have your folder and ask if you can turn the work in at a later date.
degree
you get your degree from college
it's 98 degrees out (temp)
below
under
add
subtract
It's 9:30pm and I think I'm gonna hit the sack.
go to bed
You have work at 8am. You just woke up and when you look at the clock, you see it's 8:20am.
Call work and explain you overslept.
bat
baseball bat
animal bat
upset
angry
friend