You told your friend you stayed up until midnight. They call you a night owl.
You stay up later at night instead of getting up early in the morning (early bird)
Tom says, "The new iPhone is so expensive! It costs a billion dollars".
It doesn't actually cost a billion dollars, but it is expensive!
You beg your mom for a new iPad, but she still says no. You say, "She has a heart of stone".
You're saying that she is cruel or mean, not that her heart is actually made of stones!
Your brother thinks he's going to win Vice President, but your mom says, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch!"
She's saying don't be overly confident in something that is not for sure yet! She's not talking about actual chickens!
Your friend drops his ice cream on the ground and says, "Today's my lucky day!"
That was not lucky, he's being sarcastic! He's probably upset his ice cream dropped.
You're feeling really hungry after your game and tell your mom, "Wow, I could eat a horse right now".
You mean that you could eat a LOT of food - not that you'd really eat a horse.
You tried to keep your friend's party as a surprise, but someone told her the secret. You say, "She let the cat out of the bag!"
It means she spilled the secret - not that there was a real cat in a bag!
Your team lost the game, but your coach says, "Don't worry, there are plenty of fish in the sea"
He's saying that there will be more chances and opportunities in other games - not that you should go fishing.
Your friend tells you a really funny joke, and you say, "That cracked me up!"
You mean that it made you laugh really hard, not that you're literally broken into pieces!
You need to get groceries and your medicine, so your dad says, "Let's go to the shopping center and kill two birds with one stone".
He's saying lets pick up both the groceries and the medicine. "Killing two birds with one stone" means to get two things done at once.
You're very nervous before a big game, and you tell your coach, "I have butterflies in my stomach".
You don't really have butterflies inside you - you're saying you feel nervous and fluttery!
You studied really hard for a test and got an A+. Your teacher says, "Wow, you hit the nail on the head!"
She's saying you did something exactly right! Not that you were actually hammering nails!
You are really hungry at your favorite restaurant. You tell your parents, "I'm going to eat like a pig tonight".
You are going to eat a LOT or eat messy! Not that you will actually eat what or how a pig does.
Cam comes to school with his entire leg in a cast and crutches. He says, "It's just a little scratch!"
He's being sarcastic! Having crutches and a cast shows that it was a bigger injury than a scratch!
You've been working hard all day, and your dad says, "You deserve a pat on the back"
He means you should feel proud of yourself and you did good - not that someone literally needs to pat your back
Your friend is telling a very dramatic story and making it a bigger deal than it is. You say, "You're making a mountain out of a molehill".
That means they're making a small problem sound way bigger than it really is - A mole's hill is MUCH smaller than a mountain
John says, "I'm blind as a bat without my glasses".
He can't see without his glasses!
You and your best friend say the same thing at the same time. Your mom says, "You are two peas in a pod".
You two are very similar!
Your grandma has the most beautiful garden and everything she plants grows so well. People say, "She has a green thumb".
It means she's really good at gardening and planting - not that her thumb is actually green!
Your friend asks if you want to hear about her recent vacation. You say, "Yes, I'm all ears!"
It means you are ready to listen to her tell the story - not that your whole body is made of ears!