Hearing her mother's voice felt like a warm blanket. What does "warm blanket" mean in this sentence?
her mother's voice felt comforting
The correct answer jumped out to me as soon as I saw it. I am ______ of the answer.
I am sure of the answer.
We could tell the company had cut corners when we received our order of shirts. What does "cut corners" mean? What do you think might have led them to think that?
"cut corners" means doing something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way. In this sentence, this means the shirts were bad quality.
Kierra always "drags her feet" when she is assigned to a big project. Kierra....
Kierra waits until the last minute to do her work. "Drags her feet" means that she is reluctant to do something because she doesn't want to do it.
When the test results were posted, Javier felt like he was being hit by a two ton truck. Javier got a _____ grade on his test.
Javier got a bad grade on his test. "Hit by a truck" means you feel a negative force directed at you that causes discomfort.
The school is a ghost town. The school is ______.
The school is empty.
After two weeks in my new classes, I realized I had bitten off more than I could chew. What does "bitten off more than I can chew" mean?
"Bitten off more than I can chew" means being overwhelmed by their responsibilities or something is too hard. This person has too much work for example.
I will do anything for my mom at the drop of a hat. Drop of a hat means that I will .....
Drop of a hat means that I will do anything my mom asks as soon as she asks.
Every winter I feel down in the dumps when it gets dark really early in the evening. Down in the dumps means I am feeling....
Down in the dumps means I am feeling bummed out or sad.
The rainwater swallowed our town. This means that our town got _____ of rain.
This means that our town got a lot of rain.
I told my friends I would have to take a rain check for tonight's game. I told my friends that I would .....
I told my friends that I'd go to the game next time. Taking a rain check means to politely decline an offer, and imply that one may take it up at a later date.
Phoebe was making dinner with her friends and Ron sat on his phone in the corner. Phoebe asked Ron if he would lend a hand with making the mashed potatoes.
Lend a hand means to help out.
Brian dropped a metal lunchbox in the library. The librarian's eyes were ice as she looked at him over her glasses. She was looking at him in a ____ way.
The librarian was looking at Brian in an angry way.
My brother and I always see eye to eye. My brother and I ____ fight.
My brother and I never fight. Eye to eye means to have the same opinion or point of view.
I am all ears when my teacher is talking. When my teacher is talking I ____ listen.
When my teacher is talking I always listen.
I took her story about her weekend with a grain of salt. When I heard her story I... _____ her story.
When I heard her story I did not believe her story.
