Metaphor
I am a night owl.
You stay up late
“Break a leg!” I said to him before the show.
Good Luck
My alarm clock screamed at me in the morning.
My alarm rang loudly
The test was a breeze for him.
The test was easy
I was over the moon when my best friend and I both made it to the team.
I was super excited
You are a gem.
You're special
She really let the cat out of the bag when she revealed the secret plans.
She told the plan
His book was so popular that copies flew off the shelves.
Everyone bought the book and liked it.
A blanket of snow fell today.
Snow covered the ground
I’ve got bigger fish to fry.
I have more important things to do/worry about
Time is money.
Time is valuable, don't waste it.
The exam was challenging for some, but for others, it was a piece of cake.
The test was easy
The thunder clapped angrily in the distance.
The thunder was very loud
The hospital was a freezer
It was cold in the hospital
I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
I heard it from the person who's in charge.
He has a heart of stone.
He does not care
His story was so absurd that I was sure he was pulling my leg
The story couldn't be true. He was making it up.
The printer ate all of the paper
There was a paper jam
The classroom was a zoo
It was wild in the classroom
I am in hot water with my parents because I lost our dog.
I'm in trouble
America is a melting pot.
America has so many different cultures and people that live here.
My dad and I don’t always see eye to eye.
We don't look at things the same.
The big day really snuck up on her.
The big day came quickly
She is such a chicken.
She is scared
My parents said we could move to Hawaii when pigs fly.
We will never move to Hawaii