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It was raining cats and dogs last night! It was so loud I couldn't sleep. Mom didn't hear anything and slept like a baby. I was thrilled when I woke up and it was sunny. - Raining cats and dogs? - Slept like a baby?
Raining cats and dogs? Raining REALLY hard - Slept like a baby? Slept soundly; deep restful sleep.
Bob is the shining star of the football team. They are going to the state championships this weekend. Everyone was nervous about the game, but Bob was convinced they'd win. He said, "It'll be a piece of cake" -Shining star? Piece of cake?
Shining star? Very talented, better than most - Piece of Cake? Very easy
Jim is a police officer in Chicago. He has a heart of a lion! When someone is in danger, he stays cool as a cucumber, and runs in there right away to save them. - Heart of a lion? Cool as a cucumber?
Heart of a lion? Very brave - Cool as a cucumber? Very calm
Nick is very wise. He always says, “Life is a rollercoaster. Sometimes it's good & sometimes it's bad.” Yesterday, Nick had such a bad day that he decided to throw in the towel & go to bed early. Life is a rollercoaster? Throw in the towel?
Life is a rollercoaster? Life has is ups (good) and downs (bad) - Throw in the towel? Give up, stop doing something
The boy confessed to his friend that he had done something wrong. The friend said, "You need to come clean and tell your brother that you broke his Xbox. Then you will have a clear conscience". - Come clean? Clear conscience?
Come clean? To tell the truth - Clear conscience? To feel free of guilt or responsibility
It was 10:00 at night & he still hadn't started his essay. He was really drawing a blank & could not think of anything to write. It was down to the wire since he had to turn it in first thing in the morning. -Down to the wire? Draw a blank?
Down to the wire? Doing something at the last minute - Draw a blank? Not remembering; having trouble thinking of something
The sisters knew they were in hot water. They were playing baseball in the house and didn't mean to break the window. One sister said, "Well, I guess we're in the same boat. At least we have each other". - In hot water? In the same boat?
In hot water? Be in trouble, In the same boat – Be in the same situation
Cindy had studied all night for the big test. She was confident and knew she had it in the bag. When she got an A on it, she knew her hard work paid off. - In the bag? Paid off?
In the bag? To be certain/sure about something, Paid off? Something you did was successfull
Mark & Tina were sitting at lunch, when out of the blue Mark said, "I can't wait any longer! I saw the roster. We BOTH made the swim team!". Tina was on cloud 9 and jumped and cheered - Out of the blue? On cloud 9?
Out of the blue? All of a sudden, On cloud 9? Super happy/excited
Tony was under the weather. His head was pounding and his stomach hurt. When asked if he was still coming to the movies he said, "I can't. I'm going to need to take a rain check". - Under the weather? Rain check?
Under the weather? To feel sick, Take a rain check? Reschedule or postpone something for another time
My dad was unhappy with the builder who was redoing the kitchen. He raised his voice and said, "If the builder doesn't finish soon, I'm gonna lose it! He's going at a snail's pace and I don't have time to wait?" - Lose it? Snail's pace?
Lose it? Lose control of your emotions, have an angry outburst, Snail's pace? Going super slow
Bob practiced for weeks for his solo in the choir concert. He said "I know I'm ready, but singing in front of the whole school still gives me butterflies in my stomach". Still, he was ready to roll! - Butterflies in stomach? Ready to roll?
Butterflies in stomach? To be anxious w/a nervous feeling in stomach, Ready to roll? Ready to go
The man squinted as he tried to read the newspaper. He said to his friend, "Without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat". The friend grabbed the paper & said, "I can lend a hand" and then read it to him. - Blind as a bat? Lend a hand?
Blind as a bat? Unable to see well, Lend a hand? Help out
Leah asked her friend why she was feeling so blue? The friend said, "I'm just so down in the dumps. I can't motivate to do anything and I am always crying". - Feeling blue? Down in the dumps?
Feeling blue? Feeling sad, Down in the Dumps? Being depressed, feeling sad
She had been inside for days because of the rain & she was about to go bananas. If she couldn't get outside soon to blow off some steam, she didn't know what to do. - Go bananas? Blow off steam?
Go bananas? To become irrational, crazy, mad; Blow off steam? To say or do something to help get rid of anger or excess energy
Sarah is siting with her friends at lunch. She notices that Abigail is unusually quiet and not eating her food. What might Sarah infer about what Abigail is feeling? What could she do to check if she is okay?
Make an inference
