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Our company told us out of the blue that we would be moving offices. What does "out of the blue" mean?

unexpectedly

Tim passed the test with flying colors. What does " with flying colors" mean?

easily

The mayor gave the city the green light to build the mall. What does "green light" mean?

permission to start/continue

Sally was tickled pink when she won the spelling bee. What does "tickled pink" mean?

happy/excited

The mayor was running for office and didn't want anyone to know that there were skeletons in the closet. What does "skeletons in the closet" mean?

bad secrets from the past

Mike and Ed are joined at the hip and go everywhere together. What does "joined at the hip" mean?

best friends

I didn't think I did well in one of my classes and I felt a knot in my stomach as I opened my report card. What does "knot in my stomach" mean?

worried/nervous

Don't just twiddle your thumbs, help us clean up this mess. What does "twiddle your thumbs" mean?

slack-off/do nothing

When Chris forgot to wear his Halloween costume to school for the parade, he stood out like a sore thumb. What does "stood out like a sore thumb" mean?

looked different from everyone else

I was upset with Tom, so I gave him the cold shoulder. What does "cold shoulder" mean?

ignored him

The boring story went in one ear and out the other. What does "went in one ear and out the other" mean?

quickly forgotten/wasn't remembered

Mr. Smith was writing on the chalkboard and told his class to stop fooling around and to pay attention. He must have eyes in the back of his head. What does "eyes in the back of his head" mean?

know what happens behind your back

My friend finished telling me a crazy story and then she said she was pulling my leg. What does "pulling my leg" mean?

teasing/kidding around

The student sat closer to the teacher and was all ears when he talked about Mindcraft. What does "all ears" mean?

listened carefully

Ted had a green thumb, his garden was beautiful and everyone admired it. What does "green thumb" mean?

talent for gardening

I didn't want to hurt my friend's feelings, so I held my tongue. What does "held my tongue" mean?

kept quiet

The house cost and arm and a leg, but Jim loved it so much he bought it anyway. What does "cost an arm and a leg" mean?

was expensive

The teacher walked in and saw the kids writing on the wall. They were caught red handed. What does "red handed" mean?

caught doing something wrong

When Mom called the dentist, she made a dentist appointment for herself and paid her son's bill and she said she killed two birds with one stone. What does "killed two birds with one stone" mean?

solved both problems at once/did two things at one time

Toby is like a bull in a china shop, so everyone plays with him outside. What does "bull in a china shop" mean?

very clumsy

Maria got nervous during her speech and the cat got her tongue. What does "the cat got her tongue" mean?

couldn't say anything at all

Mom says dad's eating habits should change, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks. What does "can't teach an old dog new tricks" mean?

It is hard to change old behaviors.

If you wolf down your food, you might get sick. What does "wolf down your food" mean?

eat too quickly

She took the bull by the horns and made plans for the wedding. What does "took the bull by the horns" mean?

to take action

The salesperson was as sly as a fox, because she got the lady to buy a more expensive car. What does "sly as a fox" mean?

clever

After working for 12 hours straight, I looked like something the cat dragged in. What does "like something the cat dragged in" mean?

exhausted/tired

Mary's party was supposed to be a surprise, but someone let the cat out of the bag. What does "let the cat out of the bag" mean?

told a secret

Sue decided to let sleeping dogs lie and to not ask her friends about their fight. What does "let sleeping dogs lie" mean?

leave things alone

The teenager was in the doghouse, because he came home late past his curfew and didn't call his parents. What does "in the doghouse" mean?

in trouble

Mom had a cow when she discovered the mess her kids had made. What does "had a cow" mean?

was angry

Many things in our town have gone to the dogs in recent years. What does "gone to the dogs" mean?

gotten worse

We are as busy as bees getting ready for the party. What does "busy as bees" mean?

working really hard