VOCABULARY 1.2 Systematic Concept Development
IDIOMS
Directions: An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the usual meanings of the words that form it. Below is a list of idiomatic expressions. Match each expression with its correct meaning by writing the number of each idiom next to the corresponding phrase in the right-hand column.
Focus: Apply knowledge of idioms to determine the meaning of words and phrases.
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It’s raining cats and dogs.
Keep tabs on your brother.
Don’t cry over spilled milk.
I feel like a fifth wheel.
I’m in hot water.
Keep your eye on the ball.
She cried alligator tears.
I smell a rat.
She is wet behind the ears.
I’ve got cold feet.
You need to chill out.
Let’s bury the hatchet.
I could eat a horse.
Stop pulling my leg.
She hit the ceiling.
Stop worrying about the past.
Pay attention.
I’m in trouble.
She is new and inexperienced.
Something here is not right.
We should forgive one another.
Watch your brother.
It’s raining very hard.
I feel like I don’t belong.
I’m nervous and afraid to do it.
She got very angry.
Stop trying to fool me.
You need to calm down.
I’m very hungry.
She cried big tears.
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