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Name That Idiom!By: Mrs. Barker’s Class
2011-2012
Put a sock in it.
Meaning: to be quietCan you put a sock in it?
By: Eddie
Rule of Thumb
Meaning: A rough estimateAs a rule of thumb, I always brush my teeth when I am done eating.
By: Austin
Lend Me Your Ear
Meaning: I need to tell you somethingCan you lend me your ear because I need to tell you a secret.
By:Brianne
Hold Your Horses
Meaning: You have to wait your turn or be patientWhoa! Hold your horses! We are not going yet.
By: Avery
Great Minds Think Alike
Meaning: Intelligent people that think like each other.When my friend and I both wanted to play tag, I said
“Great minds think alike”.By:Daniela
In a Pickle
Meaning: In troubleI’m in a pickle for letting the dog in.
By:Allan
Crack Someone Up
Meaning: To make someone laugh a lotI think I told a great joke and the person I told it to was cracked up.
By: ALEX
All In The Same Boat
Meaning: Everyone is facing the same challengeI knew that at my chess tournament we were all in the same boat.
By: Amani
BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW
Meaning: you do something that’s too hard for youWhen I said I would go skydiving I bit off more than I could chew.
By: Kaleigh
Saved By The Bell
Meaning: To get out of something you do not want to doWhen the s drive went down, I was saved by the bell because I wanted to
play chess.By: Genna
Can’t Cut the Mustard
Meaning: Someone who isn’t good enoughHe did not cut the mustard because he did not
do his work.By: Lawrence
Blow A Fuse
Meaning: To get real madI just blew a fuse because the people did no follow the rules to the game.
By: Colin
On Pins And Needles
Meaning: To be nervousI am on pins and needles when my baby sister plays with my toys.
By: ELIJAH GRAY
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Meaning: When someone gets nosey and ends up in troubleHis mom said, “Curiosity killed the cat” when he went looking for
his presents.By: Anaiah
Bite the Bullet
Meaning: Doing something you don’t want to do.I had to bite the bullet when I had to clean my room.
By: Byron
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Meaning: To not start a fightHe made me mad, but I let sleeping dogs lie.
By:JAKE
Pass the Buck
Meaning: Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone elseI passed the buck to my sister when I had to change the wash.
By: Michael
Til the Cows Come Home
Meaning: For a long, long timeI felt like I was walking home from the park until the cows came home.
By: Jordan
Take a Raincheck
Meaning: Next timeIs my mom a chaperone? Sorry, take a raincheck.
By:Giselle Ibarra
Raining Cats and Dogs
Meaning: A very loud and noisy rainstormIt’s raining so loud! It’s raining cats and dogs!
By:Emma
Over My Dead Body
Meaning: When you absolutely will not allow something
You will go to that party over my dead body.By: Coda
Dropping Like Flies
Meaning: A bunch of people getting ill or dyingThe flue came and now everyone is dropping like flies.
By:Benji
Got Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed
Meaning: You are very, very madShe was so rude, she must have gotten up on the wrong side of
the bed.By: Nate Guseman
A Piece of Cake
Meaning: It is easyPlaying video games is a piece of cake.By:Eric Hernandez
Off on the Wrong the Foot
Meaning: Off to a bad startMy brother, Jeremiah, is off on the wrong foot.
By:Jherin Stamps
Over the Top
Meaning: To do more than you needed toI went over the top on the family scrapbook project.
By : Nate L.
Keep An Eye On Him
Meaning: To watch a person very closelyI think he is a spy. Keep an eye on him.
By:Nate
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