Idioms

Animals

100

How come the front door is open? Didn't you close it before we went shopping? I'm sure I did. I can't understand it. Frankly, I smell a rat. Me, too. I'm convinced that something is wrong here. I smell a rat.

This means something is wrong.

200

The students decided to horse around when the teacher stepped out of the room. Horse around

This means to play around?

300

Have you seen their house lately? It's really gone to the dogs. It's true that it has become run down and in serious need of repair. Gone to the dogs.

This idiom means to become run down.

400

When the police person saw a light in the store after closing hours, it seemed to her that there was something fishy going on. He knew something was strange and suspicious. fishy

This idiom means that something is strange and suspicious.

500

Bob wasn't suppose to know about his surprise birthday party but someone let the cat out of the bag. So he wasn't surprised. Cat out of the bag.

This idiom means to tell a secret.

That's Not Nice.

100

The children kept talking during the movie. They were driving their parents up a wall. The parents were really annoyed. Drive someone up the wall.

This means to annoy someone greatly.

200

Say, Jill. I thought that John was going to help you do the dishes tonight. So did I. But he left me high and dry. Where did he go. Well, he got a call from some of his pals at work to go bowling, and he left me alone to do all the work without any help at all. Leave someone high and dry.

This idiom means to abandon or leave someone.

300

Tom was planning on surprising his sister Jill with movie tickets for her birthday but someone spilled the beans. Someone told her about the movie tickets beforehand and ruined the surprise. Spilled the beans.

This idiom mean to reveal a secret.

400

The teacher hit the ceiling when his students did not behave during gym class. He became very angry. Hit the ceiling.

This means to become very angry.

500

Mr. Chico bent over backwards trying to explain idioms to his students. He tried very hard to make them understand. Bent over backwards.

This idiom means to try very hard.