Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: When I complained about my broken phone, my mom told me to count my blessings since at least I wasn't hurt in the accident.
Idiom: count your blessingsย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: to be thankful for the good things in life
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning:ย ย ย Moving to a new school was scary, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise because I made amazing new firends.
Idiom: blessing in disguiseย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good in the end
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True or False: Idioms mean exactly what they say.
False
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seesaw
Swap points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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Describe what an idiom is in your own words.
An idiom is a special phrase or expression that doesn't mean exactly what the words say. It is a type of figurative language used for exageration.
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: Feast your eyes on this dessert table - it's full of cakes, pies, and cookies!
Idiom: feast your eyesย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: to look at something with great pleasure
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: Letting Uncle Joe carve the turkey while watching the football game was a recipe for disaster - he got so distracted, the turkey fell on the floor!
Idiom: recipe for disasterย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: a situation likely to go wrong due to certain factors
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning:ย ย ย ย Every Thanksgiving, our family breaks bread together and shares what we are grateful for.
Recall your favorite Thanksgiving-themed idiom and explain why it's your favorite.
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: The coach told the team it was time to talk turkey about their performance after losing 3 games in a row.
Idiom: talk turkeyย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: to speak honestly and directly about a matter
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: After skipping lunch, Jake gobbled up his dinner so fast there wasn't a crumb left on his plate.
Idiom: gobble it upย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: to eat something quickly and eagerly
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: During class, Mr. Lopez asked whether social media does more harm than good - it really gave the students food for thought and made them think deeply.
Idiom: food for thoughtย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: an idea or concept that sparks thought or offers new perspectives.
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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thief
Give points!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: Between school projects, basketball practice and helping at home, Ella told her friends she had a full plate and couldn't take on anything else.
Idiom: full plateย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: having a lot of responsibilities or tasks to deal with