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