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What are sayings & phrases? 1

Sayings I learned in Kindergarten 2

Sayings I learned in First Grade 3

Sayings I learned in Second Grade 4

Actions speak louder than words. 5

His bark is worse than his bite. 6

Beat around the bush 7

Beggars can’t be choosers. 8

Clean bill of health 9

Cold shoulder 10

A feather in your cap 11

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Last straw

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Let bygones be bygones. 13

One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. 14

On its last legs 15

Rule the roost 16

The show must go on. 17

Touch and go 18

When in Rome do as the Romans do. 19

Other sayings & phrases 20

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What are sayings and phrases?

Idiom: An expression whose literal meaning

differs from the literal meaning of its

individual words.

Proverb: A short popular saying, sometimes of

unknown authorship.

Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word or

phrase.

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Sayings and Phrases

I learned in Kindergarten Look before you leap.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A dog is man’s best friend.

Practice makes perfect.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

It’s raining cats and dogs.

Better safe than sorry.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Where there’s a will there’s a way.

The early bird gets the worm.

April showers bring May flowers.

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Sayings and Phrases

I learned in First Grade An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The Golden Rule:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Land of Nod

Never leave till tomorrow what you can do today.

There’s no place like home.

Sour grapes

Practice makes perfect.

Wolf in sheep’s clothing

The more the merrier.

Let the cat out of the bag.

Hit the nail on the head.

Fish out of water

Abbreviations – A.M. and P.M.

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Sayings and Phrases

I learned in Second Grade Back to the drawing board

Better late than never

Cold feet

Don’t cry over spilled milk

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Easier said than done

Eaten out of house and home

Get a taste of your own medicine

Get up on the wrong side of bed

In hot water

Keep your fingers crossed

Practice what you preach

Two heads are better than one

Turn over a new leaf

Where there’s a will there’s a way.

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

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What does it mean?

Draw a picture!

Actions speak louder than words.

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Draw a picture!

His bark is worse than his bite.

What does it mean?

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Draw a picture!

Beat around the bush

What does it mean?

8

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Beggars can’t be choosers.

What does it mean?

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Draw a picture!

Clean bill of health

What does it mean?

10

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Cold shoulder

What does it mean?

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A feather in your cap

What does it mean?

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Last straw

What does it mean?

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Let bygones be bygones.

What does it mean?

14

Draw a picture!

One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

What does it mean?

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Draw a picture!

On its last leg

What does it mean?

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Draw a picture!

Rule the roost

What does it mean?

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Draw a picture!

The show must go on.

What does it mean?

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Draw a picture!

Touch and go

What does it mean?

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Draw a picture!

When in Rome do as the Romans do.

What does it mean?

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Other Sayings &

Phrases

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