My friend came to school and told me he saw a coyote run across the street, “I know it seems crazy, but I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt.”
Coyotes run really fast
Coyotes live in the city and the country
Trust what someone says is true
Not trust what someone is saying
I can’t believe we forgot the entire slide in our project, I guess we have to go back to the drawing board!
Start over with a new plan or idea
Draw the plan on the whiteboard
Make a project on the whiteboard
Start over with the same plan
When a friend told me he’s been arguing a lot with his dad I told him, “Hang in there.”
Hang your laundry to dry
Give dad a hug
Don’t give up
Hang on the bars
At 10 o’clock mom told me to hit the sack. After I brushed my teeth, my dad told me to hit the hay.
Hit the fleas out of the hay
Go to bed
Feed the horses with hay
Hit a sack of potatoes
When I complained that I had to write five sentences with my spelling words my dad said, “It’s not rocket science.”
It’s not hard to understand
Building rockets is easy
Spelling words are hard
Building rockets is hard
When my mom realized it was my brother that stole the $5, she let me off the hook.
To get in trouble
Go fishing
Put a worm on a hook
To not be responsible for something, to not be in trouble
To make a long story short, I finally made it to class without getting a tardy!
I didn't get a tardy
Take a long time to tell a story
Don't tell all the details of the story so it is shorter
I wasn't late
When my friend told me they were giving away free candy at snack today but then ran out I said, “Dang it, I missed the boat.”
It’s too late
Get sick from eating too much candy
Free candy today
Forgot what time the boat leaves
When my friend told me that his goal was to be in the X-Games so he had to practice his tricks every day, I said to him, “Hey man, no pain no gain.”
The X-Games is hard
You have to work for what you want, even if it’s hard
Practice makes you excellent
It's important to practice
My teacher told me I was on the ball after seeing I got an “A” on the test.
Sitting on a ball
Doing a good job
Throwing the ball
Get to be the coach for practice
You are not 17 years old, you’re pulling my leg!
To pull on a rope
To pull hard on something
To joke with someone
To be turning 18 years old
When I came to school sobbing because I got a “B” on a test my friend said, “Pull yourself together.”
Cry really hard
Pull a blanket over yourself
Keep crying
Calm down
When my principal asked me how my school year is going I said, “So far so good.”
I'm having fun
Things are terrible
Things are going well so far
I'm so excited
When my little sister walked into the room my dad said, “Speak of the devil.”
Dress up for halloween
Get in the costume
Be tricky
The person we were just talking about showed up
When my little brother broke my game remote my dad said, “That’s the last straw!”
There aren't any straws left
My patience has worn out
I cried really hard
My dad bought a new remote
I love salty snacks and I love sweet snacks too. Kettle corn is really the best of both worlds.
Kettle corn is sweet
Kettle corn is the best snack
Kettle corn is salty
Get both - A perfect situation
