Idioms
“Under the weather”
Feeling sick
“Nice wheels!”
Nice car (wheels=car)
“He has a heart of stone.”
He is not kind or caring
“I’ve told you a million times!”
Said something many times
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
The wind sounded soft
“Break the ice”
Start a conversation or make people feel comfortable
“Check out my new threads”
check out my new clothes
“Her voice is music.”
Her voice sounds beautiful
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Very hungry
“The sun smiled down on us.”
The sun felt warm and pleasant
“Hit the books”
Start studying
“The crown made a decision”
The king/queen decided (crown = ruler)
"As busy as a bee”
Very busy
“This backpack weighs a ton!”
Very heavy
“The alarm clock screamed at me.”
The alarm was loud
“Piece of cake”
Something easy
“We need more boots on the ground”
More soldiers or workers (boots = people)
“Shines like the sun”
Very bright
“I’m drowning in homework.”
I have a lot of homework.
“The flowers danced in the breeze.”
The flowers moved gently
“Spill the beans”
Reveal a secret
“All hands on deck”
Everyone should help (hands = people)
“As fast as a cheetah”
Very fast
“That test took forever.”
It took very long
“The moon watched over us.”
The moon seemed like it was looking down