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halloween idioms, figurative language

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Jim has a skeleton in his closet. He would be embarrassed if any one knew.

To have a secret

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I thought the mall would be busy, but instead it was a ghost town.

A place that is empty or abandoned

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When my brother makes fun of me, it makes my blood boil.

Something that makes you very angry

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I stopped dead in my tracks when I walked outside for lunch and saw Eminem came to our school.

To freeze or not move

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My sister is a scaredy cat when it comes to haunted houses.

Scared easily

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When I got my flu shot, I turned pale as a ghost.

Look very pale and white, due to nausea or fear

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All that homework I didn’t turn in came back to haunt me when report cards came out.

Something that resurfaces as a problem or challenge

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I was dead tired after staying up all night to do my report.

Exhausted

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She stabbed me in the back when she told everyone my secret.

Betrayed someone

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When my little sister lied to my mom, my mom said “I smell a rat.”

To think someone is not honest or who they say they are

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She hung the picture dead center on the wall.

in the exact middle

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He was scared stiff, like a deer in the headlights, by the vampire walking toward him.

very afraid to the point a person seems incapable of movement

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My roommate in college was a night owl. She kept the light on until 3 am doing homework.

A person who habitually stays up late and is active at night

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When she started to discuss the surprise party in front of the birthday boy, her mom looked daggers at her.

To stare or glare at someone in a very angry way

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My brother keeps bugging me to play with him. He's really getting under my skin!

To bother or irritate someone

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I had to spill my guts to my mom about what happened to the broken window.

To tell everything

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