Idioms and Meaning

July 28, 2020

By 6ftJay

My mom threw a wet blanket on my plans try out for the play.

Put a wet blanket on my plans

threw a wet blanket at me

discouraged me

Correct! Wrong!

My music teacher makes me learn my pieces by heart.

memorize them

write them on paper hearts

use my heart to learn them

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My mother and I don't see eye to eye on the way I dress.

look each other in the eye

look from one eye to the other

agree with each other

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She doesn't care about you. She's just looking out for number one.

looking out one of the windows

looking out for her own interests

looking for the first one

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We're hoping our plans for the event cover all bases.

leave us thoroughly prepared

a plan on each base

cover up all the bases

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Not getting homework done is par for the course with Matthew

normal situation

playing golf

taking a course at school

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My little brother can be slower than molasses when doing his chores.

very slow

eating molasses

not very smart

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If something is on your bucket list

You need to buy it quickly

You want to do it before you die

It is something you do when it is raining

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If you cut corners

You do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way

You are in a strong position when you are competing with someone else

You stop doing something before you have finished

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If you do something by the skin of your teeth

You do it by a very narrow margin, only just

You do it because you’re very stubborn

You do it because it’s important for your health

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If something is a far cry from something else

It is very different

It is very far

It is very irritating

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If something is a hot potato

It is an issue that makes you very happy

It is an issue that sounds unbelievable

It is an issue which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed

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If you are over the moon,

Please select 2 correct answers

you become serious about something

you are very pleased about something

you are very angry with someone

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If you hit the sack,

you win the lottery

you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

you go to bed because you are very tired

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If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”

am I going to take a short break from studying?

am I going to study?

am I going to throw my books away?

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If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...

while shopping at the greengrocer’s

from an authoritative or dependable source

from someone who heard it from someone else

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You look a little down in the dumps.

You are looking down.

You look a little bit angry.

You look sad.

Correct! Wrong!

Idioms and Meaning

THIS IS JUST SAD

Do you not use Idioms? Or do you misuse them?

MEH!!

Did you guess your way through this? I think so😂

NOT BAD AT ALL

You did well... Keep it up

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You're doing well!!!