Fill in the blank
Piece of _____
cake
Once in a blue moon
once in a while
Butterflies in your stomach
a. eating butterflies
b. feeling that you can fly
c. feeling nervous
c. feeling nervous
Barking up the wrong tree
To blame someone for something they didn't do
Scare the pants off
a. lost your pants
b. to be terrified
c. to feel silly
b. to be terrified
Hold your ____
horses.
Goes in one ear and out the other
to not pay attention
In a pickle
a. in a bad situation
b. stuck in a pickle jar
c. in a funny situation
a. in a bad situation
Put my foot in my mouth
To say something that embarrasses someone else
Put your foot down
a. dancing the hokey pokey
b. putting my feet on the floor
c. to act firmly
c. to act firmly
Keep an ___
eye out
Cost an arm and a leg
to be very expensive
Get up on the wrong side of bed
a. waking up on the other side of my bed
b. being in a grouchy mood
c. falling off the bed
b. being in a grouchy mood
Throw in the towel
To give up. To quit
Drive up the wall
a. driving on the walls
b. making someone angry/irritated
c. cleaning the walls
b. making someone angry/irritated
Once in a ____
blue moon.
In hot water
to be in trouble or difficulty
Put a sock in it
a. stop talking
b. putting a sock in your mouth
c. stop saying mean things
a. stop talking
Breath of fresh air
something new or different
On the tip of your tongue
a. to have a word sitting on your tongue
b. biting your tongue
c. you almost remember what to say
c. you almost remember what to say
Don't count your chickens ____
before they hatch
Rome wasn't built in a day
Important work takes time. To be patient.
Tie the knot
a. tying your shoes laces
b. tying knots for fun
c. getting married
c. getting married
Feeling in the dumps
feeling unhappy
Bite off more than you can chew
a. taking a huge bite of a sandwich
b. take on more responsibility than one can handle
c. chewing your food loudly
b. take on more responsibility than one can handle