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Figurative Language/Idiom Game 3
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"The house is a clean as whistle. You must have worked very hard on your spring cleaning!" my mom exclaimed when she got home.
Very clean
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"You've got to watch him like a hawk. He is known to cheat on tests," the principal told the new teacher.
To watch someone very carefully
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The supervisor said, "We can't put the car before the horse. You'll have to do training before you work a shift."
Reverse the proper order or procedure of something
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Since both team's quarterbacks are injured and can't play, the game will be a wash.
Equal and one side does not have an advantage
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"The grass is as dry as a bone," the neighbor said as he turned on the hose.
Extremely dry and needs water
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Tine said, "I don't want to burst your bubble, but you can't go out until you have done the dishes."
To share information that will disappoint someone
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As Kami's dad walked through the room where he was practicing piano, he said "Watch out, Beethoven!"
Saying he is playing very well
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Chelsea told her best friend, "I bet you want to go to the Uptown Cafe. I can read you like a book."
To easily understand the true thoughts and feelings of someone
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The defendant didn't bat an eye when he found guilty of the crime.
To show no surprise, fear, concern; no emotions
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As the cookies baked in the over, I could smell them from a mile away.
From a distance, you can't miss it
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The well-know researchers blazed the trail for treatment of lung cancer.
to be the first one to do something and to show others how to do it
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When I told Mom the I missed three math problems, she said "Don't sweat the small stuff."
Don't get worried or upset about the minor issues
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Natalie said "You can just keep that pencil. They're a dime a dozen."
Very common and of no particular value
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"You didn't invite Molly to the party? Are you two at odds again?" Mom asked me.
In a conflict or fight
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Ever since the man accused his neighbor of hitting the mailbox, there was bad blood between them.
Unfriendly or hostile relations
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My instructor told me that he already had an idea for my project, so I did not have to reinvent the wheel.
Waste a great deal of time or effort in creating something that already exists
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While the whole family helped to pack up the boxes, my sister sat like a bump on a log on the couch.
Sitting around and not doing anything/not helping
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"Niko can run like nobody's business," the track coach said as he watched Niko sprinting faster than the rest of the team.
To an extraordinarily high degree or standard
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Okay!
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