2. Idioms A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements. Created by Kelly Monette for Speech Improvement and Vocabulary Acquisition 2006-2007 Grades: 5-8 Target Skills: Comprehension and Vocabulary Acquisition

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4. What does “time is flying” mean? Someone threw a clock.threw Time is passing by quickly.passing

5. What does “I have butterflies in my stomach” mean? I am very nervous andvery nervous it is causing a funny feeling in my stomach. When I was outside I swallowed butterflies.swallowed butterflies

6. What does “it’s raining cats and dogs” mean? It is raining very hard and only cats and dogs should go outside? It is raining very hard.raining very hard

7. What does “let the cat out of the bag” mean? Don’t tell a secret.tell a secret Don’t open Christmas packages early.

8. “It was a piece of cake” means? It was very easy.very easyI had a piece of cake for dessert.dessert

9. “She is having a ball” means? She is having fun.having funThe ball is hers.ball is hers

10. “He has a frog in his throat” means? He has swallowedswallowed a frog. He can’t say what he needs to.

11. What does “the words are on the tip of his tongue” mean? Words He can’t get thecan’t get the words out that he wants to say. He has wordswords written on his tongue.

12. “Save it for a rainy day” means? Save it for when you need it. That should only be done when it is raining.

13. “Fit as a fiddle” means? In good healthgood health or healthyor healthy. Playing the fiddle is goodgood exercise.

14. “He caught the bus by the skin if your teeth” means? He almost missed the bus.almost missed the bus He yelled and theyelled and the bus came back to get him.

15. “In one ear and out the other” means? You do not remember what someone told you. Something flew in you ear and came back out.

16. “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach” means? You think you can eat more than you can. Your eyes get bigger as you eatbigger as you eat.

17. “Use your noodle” means? Use your brain. Eat noodles to give you energy.

18. “Seeing eye to eye” means? You agreeYou agree. Look in someone’s eyeLook in someone’s eye.

19. “Shake a leg” means? Start walkingStart walking.Hurry up.

20. “This is the last straw” means? There are no more strawsno more straws in the box. This is the last of many problems.

21. “He has money to burn” means? He like to set fire to money. He has a lot of money

22. “Horsing around” means? Playing when you should be working. Acting like a horseActing like a horse.

23. What does, “down in the dumps” mean? On the floor. Sad.

24. “You hit the nail on the head” means? You use a hammer very well. You are exactly right.

25. What does “put your foot in your mouth” mean? Talk with your mouth full. Say something that will hurt someone’s feelings

26. “Keep your nose to the grindstone” means? Keep working Watch your nose when you are working

27. “She has sticky fingers” means? She has dirty hands fromdirty hands eating ice cream. She is stealing things.is stealing things

28. “Work your fingers to the bone” means? Work very hardWork very hard. Rub the skin off your fingers.

29. “Monkey business” means? People acting like monkeys Silly of foolish things happening.

30. What does “bring home the bacon” mean? Work and bring home money to but what you need. Kill a pig and bring home the bacon to eat.

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