“Let’s spring into action!” What does “spring into action” mean?
Let’s quickly get started
“They sell everything under the sun there!” - What does “everything under the sun” mean?
A wide variety of things / a lot
“Don’t put all your eggs into one basket” - What does “all your eggs in one basket” mean?
To depend only on one plan or one option / Don’t risk it
“Look, we all know I’m no spring chicken” - What does “spring chicken” mean?
To be old / not young anymore
“You are quite the busy bee!” - What does “busy bee” mean?
Someone who is always busy / has something going on
“Thank you for doing that. You’re such a good egg” - What does “good egg” mean?
A good / reliable person / someone you can depend on
“The grass is always greener on the other side” - What does this mean?
Life seems better somewhere else / someone else always has it better than you do / something you wish you could have
“She is the black sheep of the family” - What does “black sheep” mean?
Someone who sticks out / odd one out / doesn’t fit in / doesn’t behave well
“They need a little spring in their step” - What does “spring in your step” mean?
To have energy / to get started / to get going
“The cat suddenly sprung to life” - What does “spring to life” mean?
To come alive / to suddenly start moving / to wake up
“Oh my! Look at it outside! It’s raining cats and dogs” - What does “raining cats and dogs” mean?
It’s raining heavily / pouring
“I don’t know. That’s not the first thing that springs to mind” - What does “springs to mind” mean?
First thought / first thing to think of / First thing to come to my mind
“I feel like I have butterflies in my stomach” - What does “butterflies in my stomach” mean?
Nervous / Excited
“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells” - What does “walking on eggshells” mean?
Feel like you need to be extra careful / Scared
“You are such a ray of sunshine” - What does “ray of sunshine” mean?
Someone brings joy to someone else
“Stop stealing my thunder!” - What does “stealing thunder” mean?
To get other people’s attention / to steal attention
