Figurative Language/Idiom Game 3 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 18 Public

Use context clues to figure out the meaning of idioms

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The well-know researchers blazed the trail for treatment of lung cancer.

to be the first one to do something and to show others how to do it

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"You didn't invite Molly to the party? Are you two at odds again?" Mom asked me.

In a conflict or fight

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Natalie said "You can just keep that pencil. They're a dime a dozen."

Very common and of no particular value

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The supervisor said, "We can't put the car before the horse. You'll have to do training before you work a shift."

Reverse the proper order or procedure of something

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Since both team's quarterbacks are injured and can't play, the game will be a wash.

Equal and one side does not have an advantage

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Chelsea told her best friend, "I bet you want to go to the Uptown Cafe. I can read you like a book."

To easily understand the true thoughts and feelings of someone

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Ever since the man accused his neighbor of hitting the mailbox, there was bad blood between them.

Unfriendly or hostile relations

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Tine said, "I don't want to burst your bubble, but you can't go out until you have done the dishes."

To share information that will disappoint someone

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"Niko can run like nobody's business," the track coach said as he watched Niko sprinting faster than the rest of the team.

To an extraordinarily high degree or standard

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As Kami's dad walked through the room where he was practicing piano, he said "Watch out, Beethoven!"

Saying he is playing very well

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The defendant didn't bat an eye when he found guilty of the crime.

To show no surprise, fear, concern; no emotions

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"You've got to watch him like a hawk. He is known to cheat on tests," the principal told the new teacher.

To watch someone very carefully

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"The grass is as dry as a bone," the neighbor said as he turned on the hose.

Extremely dry and needs water

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When I told Mom the I missed three math problems, she said "Don't sweat the small stuff."

Don't get worried or upset about the minor issues

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My instructor told me that he already had an idea for my project, so I did not have to reinvent the wheel.

Waste a great deal of time or effort in creating something that already exists

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As the cookies baked in the over, I could smell them from a mile away.

From a distance, you can't miss it

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