Sharon had butterflies in her stomach before the championship game.
She has a pet butterfly
She felt nervous
She swallowed a butterfly
She was sick
My dad blew his stack when he saw the grades on my report card.
He had a bad headache
He lit a fire
He got mad
His hair was on fire
Jennifer was a bundle of nerves before getting her driving test results.
She was confident
She felt proud
She was wrapped up
She was scared/nervous
My parents rolled out the red carpet when family came to visit.
Danced on the red carpet
Got new red carpet
Made family leave their shoes on the carpet
Treated them special
The athlete is fit as a fiddle.
Likes violin music
Works out to fiddle music
Is in good shape
Needs to work out more
We need to get back to basics.
We need to learn math
We need to make things simpler
We need to repeat elementary school
We need to try harder
Once in a blue moon I win a contest
This never happens
I wish this would happen
This happens rarely
This happens often
His goal kick was close, but no cigar
It was smokey
He missed the goal
He doesn't like cigars
He made the goal
Last night it was raining cats and dogs'
Dogs and cats were fighting
The rain was heavy
Dogs and cats fell from the sky
There was a lot of noise outside
That kid has a chip on his shoulder.
He is happy
Someone put a potato chip on his shoulder
He is holding a grudge
He hurt his shoulder
