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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Other team wins 10 points!
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Give 15 points!
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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: After his third helping of turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie, Curtis groaned that he was stuffed to the gills and couldn't eat another bite.
Idiom: stuffed to the gillsย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: feeling extremely full after eating a lot
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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
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Swap points!
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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: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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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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Win 10 points!
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Give 20 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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True or False: Idioms mean exactly what they say.
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: After landing a job that paid double and let him work from home, Jake joked that he was riding the gravy train - life felt easy and profitable.
Idiom: gravy trainย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: a situation where someone makes easy money or benefits with little effort
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Read the following sentence. Identify the idiom and its intended meaning: After years of drinking soda every day, Jasmine decided to quit cold turkey - she stopped completely without cutting back slowly.
Idiom: to go cold turkeyย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Meaning: to suddenly stop a habit or activity