South America
all ears
The students were all ears when the teacher was telling a story.
to pay special attention
apple of my eye
My granddaughter is the apple of my eye.
my favorite person
butterflies in my stomach
She had butterflies in her stomach as she walked into her new school.
to feel nervous
cry over spilt milk
Tom couldn't get over the fact that he failed his test, even though his teacher told him not to cry over split milk.
to be upset about something in the past that can't be undone
head in the clouds
Mary has her head in the clouds again. She never pays attention in class!
to be unaware of what is going on
hold your horses
Hold your horses! We can't get on the bus yet.
to wait, be patient
cold shoulder
Max gave Sarah the cold shoulder when she lost his favorite book.
to ignore someone
time flies
Time flies when you're having fun!
time passes quickly
fish out of water
Sarah feels like a fish out of water at her new school.
to feel uncomfortable
piece of cake
That was a piece of cake. I'm glad I paid attention in class today. The assignment would be hard otherwise!
easy
when pigs fly
I'll give you a million dollars when pigs fly.
never
in the same boat
At least we're in the same boat! We can fix this together.
to have the same problem
cold feet
Kyle was going to jump off the diving board, but he got cold feet.
to become too scared to do something
class clown
Gary is the biggest class clown!
someone who is funny
break a leg
The coach told the team to break a leg.
couch potato
John is a couch potato. He never plays outside with us.
someone who watches TV all the time
joined at the hip
Rob and his son are joined at the hip. They love spending time together.
two people who are always together
walk on eggshells
Kayla had to walk on eggshells with her mom. She didn't want to make her angry.
to be overly careful with a person who gets angry easily
at the end of the rope
I'm at the end of my rope! You need to stop making a mess.
to be so tired/annoyed, unable to deal with something
zip your lips
The teacher told the students to zip their lips while he teaches.
to stop talking
kill two birds with one stone
Kara and Rose killed two birds with one stone. They went shopping and made reservations for their trip.
to accomplish two things at the same time
needle in a haystack
I'll never find my ring. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
something that is extremely hard to find
two peas in a pod
Kari and May are two peas in a pod. They look and act the same!
to be very similar
off the hook
Whew! I'm off the hook. I would be in so much trouble if I didn't find those keys.
let off from blame or trouble
over the moon
I'm over the mood I got a good grade on that test.
to be very happy