Expressions/Idioms
My friend was giving me the cold shoulder after I beat him at the video game. What does "cold shoulder mean?"
What is ignoring me or not being nice to me?
The opposite of cold.
What is warm?
Another word for frigid.
What is freezing?
The kids were feeling frigid after sledding for three hours. The meaning of "frigid" is:
What is cold?
Julie and Sam got ready to go outside. They had on all of their warm layers and then clipped their boots into two long, skinny items. Julie and Sam were going to do this.
What is skiing?
What is not feeling well?
The opposite of calm.
What is excited?
Another word for sleepy.
What is tired?
My father was overwhelmed by the amount of snow that he had to shovel. The meaning of "overwhelmed" is:
What is feeling defeated?
Eric grabbed his bag with his equipment and got into the car. His mom drove him to the ice arena for practice. When he got there, he laced up his skates. Eric was going to do this.
What is ice skate or play hockey?
My mom told my brother he was "walking on thin ice" cause he was not behaving. The meaning of "walking on thin ice" is:
What is going to to get in trouble if you don't stop?
The opposite of hibernating.
What is awake?
What is hot cocoa?
Johny was excited when he accomplished the jump on his skis. The meaning of "accomplished" is:
What is completed, able to do, etc.?
The kids were excited to get inside after sledding. They knew they would have a sweet treat waiting for them that their mom made. They were excited to add whipped cream and marshmallows to the treat. What did their mom make them?
What is hot chocolate?
The teacher was worried about a "snowball effect" when the students were refusing to do their work. "snowball effect" means:
What is starting out small but spreading to everyone?
The opposite of downhill.
What is uphill?
Another word for hot beverage.
What is a hot drink?
The little boy wanted to be able to ski independently. The meaning of "independently" is:
What is by himself and without any help?
It was 5:30 in the morning on a Thursday in winter, and the kids were extremely excited. Snow covered the streets outside. Their mom just received an email and told them they could go back to bed. What do you think the email said?
What is; no school today due to a snow storm?
My uncle quit drinking soda by going "cold turkey." Cold turkey means:
What is stopping something suddenly and never doing it again.
The opposite of winter.
What is summer?
Another word for hibernate.
What is sleep?
Charlotte was upset because she had an immense amount of homework to do over break. What does "immense" mean?
What is a lot?
Brooke and Lisa got ready to go ice skating at the local pond. They were excited to get on the ice for the first time this winter. When they got to the pond, they were disappointed that they could not ice skate because it was not safe. Why were they not able to ice skate?
What is the pond was not completely frozen over yet?