Idioms

Define the Idiom

100

Define "rule of thumb"

A basic rule you have to follow

200

Define "drawing a blank"

Unable to remember or recall something.

300

Define "speak of the devil"

When the person you have just been talking about arrives.

400

Define a "taste of your own medicine"

Something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else.

500

Define "cold feet"

To get nervous or to have second thoughts about doing something

Use it in a Sentence

100

Use "bite off more than you can chew" in a sentence.

Example: "I bit off more than I could chew with this project"

200

Use "when pigs fly" in a sentence.

Example: "I will go camping when pigs fly."

300

Use "in the long run" in a sentence.

Example: "She didn't want to do her homework now, but knew it would be better for her in the long run."

400

Use "kill two birds with one stone" in a sentence

Example: "We can kill two birds with one stone, by dropping the mail off on our way to the grocery store"

500

Use "bite the bullet" in a sentence.

Example: "Bite the bullet and finish your homework so we can go outside."

Define the Idiom

100

Define "buckle down"

Working hard with determination and full attention.

200

Define "face the music"

To accept responsibility for something bad you have done

300

Define "white as a ghost"

Someone visibly in a state of fear or anxiety

400

Define "whole 9 yards"

Everything. All of something.

500

Define "kick the bucket"

To pass away

Use it in a Sentence

100

Use "pulling your leg" in a sentence.

Example: "I didn't mean that, I was just pulling your leg."

200

Use "hit the hay" in a sentence.

Example: "It's been a long day, I think it's time to hit the hay."

300

Use "missed the boat" in a sentence.

Example: "The cut off date to go on the school trip was yesterday, I'm sorry you missed the boat."

400

Use "it cost and arm and a leg" in a sentence.

Example: "I went to the grocery store today, and my favorite ice cream cost me an arm and a leg."

500

Use "wear your heart on your sleeve" in a sentence.

Example: "I could tell she was upset; she wears her heart on her sleeve."