Idioms 1
Piece of cake means:
1) something is hard to do
2) something is easy to do
3) eat a piece of cake
Something is easy to do
What does the saying on cloud nine mean?
1) there is a 9 on a cloud in the sky
2) Someone is very happy or excited
3) we are all sad to see the cloud
Someone is very happy or excited
Have a heavy heart means
1) the heart in your body is heavy to lift
2) you are happy
3) someone is sad or unhappy
someone is sad or unhappy
What does talk up a storm mean?
to talk a lot
What does save it for a rainy day mean?
save something for later
What does "I'm all ears mean?"
1) I'm listening
2) My ears are big
3) no one listens to me
I'm listening.
When you lift a finger, are you
1) moving your fingers
2) ignoring a person
3) helping out
helping out
True or false?
Keep me posted means I brought a letter to the post office.
False. Keep me posted means you will tell me the new news.
Brace yourself means
1) you have braces on your teeth
2) you are getting ready for bad news
you are getting ready for bad news
Your name will be mud if
1) you write your name in mud
2) you are covered with mud
3) you are in trouble
you are in trouble
What does start from scratch mean?
1) make a mark on the table
2) stop an activity
3) restart; make a new one
Restart; make a new one.
If you are "under someone's wing" is that person
1) standing under a bird's wing
2) watching a bird's wing
3) someone is protecting you
someone is protecting you
Toe the line means:
1) stand on a line
2) cross the line
3) obey the rules
obey the rules
Are you down in the dumps if
1) you are near the garbage
2) you are feeling happy
3) you are feeling sad
you are feeling sad
Fit as a fiddle means:
1) a person looks like a fiddle instrument
2) you are healthy
3) you play a fiddle
you are healthy
If you "know the ropes" do you
1) by a certain kind of rope in the store
2) tie something up with rope
3) you know what to do; you understand
You know what to do; you understand
What does snap to it mean?
1) take a picture
2) get moving and start working
3) stop running
get moving and start working
If you are in a jam, are you
1) in trouble
2) standing next to a jar of jam
3) spreading jam on bread
in trouble
True or false?
Eyes in the back of your head means you know what is going on around you.
True
Barking up the wrong tree means:
1) you see a dog is barking near a tree
2) you are responsible
3) you blame someone else
you blame someone else
True or false?
Forty winks means that you blink your eyelids 40 times.
False. Forty winks means to take a nap.
True or false? Say the word means
1) you don't want to work
2) you leave work early
3) you tell someone that you will do what they want
you tell someone that you will do what they want
What does have cold feet mean?
1) to feel cold
2) to forget your socks and shoes
3) to be nervous or scared
to be nervous or scared
What does all in the same boat mean?
1) we are all in a boat on the water
2) we have the same kind of boat
3) we all face the same problems
we all face the same problems
Let the cat out of the bag means that the cat was in a bag and you let the cat out.
False