I'll start eating my vegetables when pigs fly.
Never going to happen
Farm animals flying
Happens a lot
I wanted to get a puppy, but mom said it would cost an arm and a leg!
To not cost a lot of money
To be very expensive
To get a puppy
I knew I would be in a jam after I broke Mom's favorite picture frame. What does it mean to be in a jam?
To be in trouble
To make a sandwich with jelly
To be sorry
My cousin told me there was a pool on the roof of the school, she was pulling my leg! What does pulling my leg mean?
To pull on someone's leg
To be joking
To be very serious
What's the matter, has the cat got your tongue?
Not talking
Very chatty
Having a fur ball
I read the whole book in one hour, it was a piece of cake! What does piece of cake mean?
To be tasty
To be easy
To read a book
My sister is a real night owl, my parents always wish she would go to bed earlier. What does it mean to be a night owl?
To wake up early
To fly
To say "hoot"
To stay up late
I couldn't wait for the movie to begin, but my mom told me to hold my horses. What does hold your horses mean?
To start a race
To ride a horse
To wait
I never see the two friends apart. They are two peas in a pod
Not friends at all
Very good friends
Vegetables
I know this is hard, but don't throw in the towel. What does it mean to throw in the towel?
To give up
To try really hard
To do laundry
It was my turn to go down the water slide, but once I saw how tall it was, I got cold feet. What does it mean to get cold feet?
To be excited
To get sick
To be nervous
To need slippers
Sarah spilled the beans and now everybody knows!
To spill a can of beans
To tell a secret
To keep a secret