Metaphor meanings | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

English 14 Public

explain the metaphor

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"Put my foot in my mouth" means:

to say something that makes a situation worse

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"A shoulder to cry on" means:

someone who helps someone else feel better when they are sad

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"get it off my chest" means:

to talk about it and not keep it inside

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"this neck of the woods" means:

from around here

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"up to my eyes in work" means:

too much work; busy

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"play it by ear" means:

not making a plan ahead of time; see how things flow then decide

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"cost an arm and a leg" means:

very expensive

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"haven't made up my mind" means:

haven't decided yet

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"flared up" means:

angry

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"strung out about something" means:

nervous

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"on top of the world" means:

very happy

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"he's snowed under with work" means:

has too much work-very busy

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"to feel down about something" means:

sad

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"hot under the collar" means:

angry about something

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