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Animal Idioms
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Number Idioms
100
What does "fishy" mean? (Ex: I knew something fishy was going on when I saw all my friends' cars in the restaurant parking lot.)
odd; suspicious
100
What does "fit like a glove" mean? (ex: Your homecoming dress fits like a glove.)
Fits perfectly
100
What does "Piece of Cake" mean? (Ex: The math test was a piece of cake since I studied hard.)
Easy
100
What does "Black Sheep" of the family mean? (Ex: She never went to college. She is the black sheep of the family.)
Outcast, Doesn't fit in with a group
100
What does "All in one piece" mean? (Ex: He got home from the party all in one piece.)
Safely
200
What does "cat nap" mean? (Ex: I am going to take a cat nap while you cook dinner.)
Short nap
200
What does "To lose your shirt" mean? (Ex: I lost my shirt in a poker game.)
Lose all your money
200
What does "Bring home the bacon" mean? (Ex: My friend brings home the bacon while her husband stays home with their kids.)
To work and earn money
200
What does "catch someone red handed" mean? Ex: He was caught red handed while trying to steal a car.
Catch someone while they are doing something wrong.
200
What does "Back to Square One" mean? (Ex: The project failed. We are back to square one.)
Start over again
300
What does "in the doghouse" mean? (Ex: Katie was in the doghouse for forgetting Adam's birthday.)
In trouble with another person
300
What does "roll up your sleeves" mean? (Ex: It's time to roll up your sleeves and rake the backyard.)
prepare for hard work
300
What does "Like Two Peas in a Pod" mean? (ex: My best friend and I are like two peas in a pod. We are both the same age and have many of the same interests.)
very similar or alike
300
What does "Get the Green Light" mean? (Ex: I got the green light from my boss to begin the project.)
Permission to do something
300
What does "Kill 2 birds with One Stone" mean? (Ex: I will drop you off on my way to work. Then we will kill two birds with one stone.)
Solve two problems with one move
400
What does "ants in your pants" mean? (Ex: Julie had ants in her pants the day before her job interview.)
Unable to be calm or sit still
400
What does "cut from the same cloth" mean? (Ex: My daughter and husband are cut from the same cloth.)
Very similar
400
What does "Walk on Eggshells" mean? (Ex: You need to walk on eggshells around her. She is very sensitive.)
Watch what you say; Try hard not upset someone
400
What does "The grass is always greener on the other side" mean? (Ex: After visiting Canada, the American man wanted to move there. Then he remembered that the grass is always greener on the other side, and he decided to stay in the USA.
Other people's things always seem much better than your things
400
What does "put in your two cents" mean? (Ex: I put my two cents in at the meeting.)
Say your opinion
500
What does "Take the bull by the horns" mean? (Ex: After five years at his job, John decided to take the bull by the horns and ask his boss for a raise.)
Deal with a problem in a direct and fearless way
500
What does "below the belt" mean? (Ex: That move was below the belt.)
unfair
500
What does "Hard Nut to Crack" mean? (Ex: He is a hard nut to crack. He is so quiet. I never know what he is thinking.)
Hard to understand
500
What does "Once in a blue moon" mean? (Ex: We get a snow day once in a blue moon.)
Very rarely
500
What does "six feet under" mean? (Ex: No, you can't read my diary until I am six feet under.)
Dead and buried