Types of Figurative Language
A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
What is a joke?
When someone is kind or good-hearted they have a ______.
What is 'heart of gold'?
Because Emily misses her mom and dad, she is feeling blue. 'Feeling blue' means _____.
What is to feel sad or upset?
When you wish someone good luck you can say ______.
What is 'break a leg'?
"The weather report looks awful, it's going to rain cats and dogs!" 'Raining cats and dogs' means ______.
What is to rain hard or pouring rain?
A word problem that has a double meaning that is intended to be solved. This can make you 'think outside of the box'.
What is a riddle?
When you ask someone what's on their mind or what they're thinking you can say ________.
What is 'penny for your thoughts'?
The thief, who was trying to steal the gold, was caught red-handed. 'Caught red-handed' means _____.
What is to get caught doing something wrong or bad?
When something is expensive it ______.
What is 'costs an arm and a leg'?
Ms. Kelsey has an important job interview this afternoon and she has butterflies in her stomach thinking about it. 'Butterflies in your stomach' means _____.
What is nervous or anxious?
An expression that has a different figurative meaning than the literal meanings of the words that make up the phrase.
What is an idiom?
When you are jealous of something or something you are _______.
What is 'green with envy'?
We only get to play games in speech once in a blue moon. 'Once in a blue moon' means _____.
What is once in a while or every so often?
When you are asking for help with something you can say _______.
What is 'please give me a hand'?
After screaming all night at the concert, I woke up the next morning with a frog in my throat. A 'frog in your throat' means ______.
What is a sore throat and/or a scratchy voice?
A phrase that compares two things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
When you get lucky by chance you have the ______.
What is 'luck of the draw'?
My grandmother has a green thumb; all spring and summer her garden is full of plants, flowers, and vegetables. Having a 'green thumb' means _____.
What is to be good at gardening or planting, and keeping plants alive?
When you are so surprised or startled that you nearly ________.
What is 'jumped out of your skin'?
The teacher said, "Hold your horses!" to the students are they were running out of the class. 'Hold your horses' means ______.
What is to stop or slow down?
A phrase that compares two things without using connecting words such as like or as.
What is a metaphor?
When someone is trying to do something extremely hard or almost impossible they are _____.
What is 'chasing rainbows'?
Michael thought his new friend was very nice, but after a while he showed his true colors. 'Showing your true colors' means ______.
What is revealing the kind of person you really are?
When you are laughing uncontrollably after someone told you a joke you can say _______.
What is 'you are cracking me up'?
"We've been in the car forever! I can't wait to get to the waterpark, I have ants in my pants." 'Ants in your pants' means ______.
What is you can't sit still because you're excited?