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What is "it cost me an arm and a leg?"

You might say this when you paid more than you expected for something.

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What is "keep your fingers crossed?"
This is what you do when you are hoping that things will go your way (or you get what you want).
100
What is "hit the hay (hit the sack)?"
This is what you do when you are tired at the end of the day.
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What is it's "raining cats and dogs?"
This is what you say when it's raining really hard.
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What does "in the dog house" mean?

This is a way of saying that someone is in trouble.

Woof Woof

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What is "drag your feet?"
This is when you aren't moving fast enough in doing something. (And you might wear out your shoes doing it too!)
200

Define "pulling your leg?"

This is when someone is joking with you or trying to fool you.

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What is you "get a kick out of it?"
This is when you really enjoy something or it make you laugh.
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What is it's going to happen "come rain or come shine?"
This means that you are going to stick to something no matter what or that something is always going to happen (like the sun coming up in the morning).
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What is "a piece of cake?"
This is another way of saying that something was easy or when really well.
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What is "I'm all ears?"
This is when you are really listening to someone; especially when it's juicy gossip!
300

What is it's "over your head?"

This is when something is just too hard to understand.

300
What is "break the ice?"
This is what you do when you meet someone new. It's a way of trying to get to know someone by asking them questions.
300

What is "shoot the breeze?"

This is a what you might do when you are hanging around with your friends. It's another way of saying you are just relaxing and talking together.

300
What is I "can't make heads or tails" out of it?
This is a way of saying that even though you are looking at something, you just can't make any sense of it.
400
What is "give me a hand?"
This is what you might ask your friend to do to get something done faster and easier.
400
What is you've "made up your mind?"
This is what you do when you've made a decision about something.
400
What is "step on it?"
This is what you tell someone when you want them to hurry up!
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What is I'm "under the weather?"
This is another way of saying that you don't feel well.
400
What is a "couch potato?"
This is something we call someone who only likes to sit around and watch TV.
500
What is "keep and eye on him (her, it)?"
This is when you need to watch something or someone. You might need to do this with your little brother or sister.
500
What is they "break your heart?"
This is when someone you really like tells you they don't like you anymore.
500
What is "grab a bite?"
This is what you might do if you are hungry. You could go to McDonald's or the school cafe to do this.
500

What is it will happen "when Hell freezes over?"

This is a way of saying that something is never going to happen no matter what.

500
What is you "jumped the gun?"
This is when you started something before you were supposed to or before you were ready.