Oh my word, has the cat got your tongue? Why won't you say something?
cat got your tongue
unable to speak be because of emotion
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let off steam
physical activity to calm down emotions
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15
I had a difficult decision to make. What should I do? If I tell my friend I don't want to do the act with her she'll be upset. But I want to do the a performance alone. Felt like I was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
stuck between a rock and a hard place.
A difficult decision where both outcomes are bad
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15
between a rock and a hard place
either choice of a difficult decision will be bad
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15
butterflies in stomach
scared, afraid, nervous
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15
When I first started at the new school I had little self-esteem. The school bully looked at at me and I would get butterflies in my tummy. Why was I so nervous?
butterflies in stomach. nervous, scared, afraid
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15
I was so angry that I had to go in the garden to let off steam and run about until I felt more relaxed,
let off steam
a physical activity to get rid of negative emotions
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heart
Other team wins 25 points!
Oops!
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
gift
Win 20 points!
Okay!
baam
Lose 25 points!
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15
get off on the wrong foot
start off something badly. make a bad first impression, to not begin well.
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cat got your tongue
cannot speak because of emotion
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trap
No points!
Oops!
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
gift
Win 15 points!
Okay!
banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
15
My dad told me to stand up for myself and have the confidence to tell the other people how I felt.
stand up for myself
have confidence to tell others what you think
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As soon as we started the music practice, right off the bat, we got off to a bad start. The power went off and my electric guitar was useless.
right off the bat
straight away, immediately, from the beginning
