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  • She seems like she always has her head in the clouds
    to be flying
    to daydream
    to be very tall
  • My mom has always said that two heads are better than one
    it's best to have two heads
    two people who work together can accomplish more
    some people pretend to have two heads and one body
  • I couldn't go to school today because I was sick as a dog
    coughing up hairballs
    a dog's fever
    very ill
  • I got cold feet before my solo performance
    when you forget to wear socks
    when your feet are freezing
    to feel nervous or lose your confidence
  • When pigs fly, I will learn how to skateboard
    something impossible
    some pigs grow wings
    when pigs jump off of something
  • Do you have a frog in your throat?
    to swallow a frog
    to capture a frog with your tongue
    having trouble speaking
  • I understand why you are mad, we are in the same boat
    to be in the same situation
    to take a boat ride with someone
    to share the same game with someone
  • Don't cry over spilt milk
    to spill your milk
    to be upset over something that can't be changed
    to cry milk out of your eyes
  • time flies when you're having fun
    time goes by quickly
    clocks can fly
    clocks have wings
  • I'm new to this and feel like a fish out of water
    to not be able to breathe
    to be in an unfamiliar situation
    to lose your fish
  • It's been raining cats and dogs since last week
    to have lots of cats and dogs as pets
    to have cats and dogs fall out of the sky
    heavy rain
  • My best friend and I are two peas in a pod
    two peas look the same
    two people or things that are very similar
    when siblings don't look alike at all
  • The big race is giving me butterflies in my stomach
    to swallow a butterfly
    to feel like you will throw up
    to feel nervous about something
  • I can't ever say what I want to because I'm always walking on eggshells
    walking on things that are crunchy
    being careful not to offend someone
    to play a game of crushing eggshells
  • That test was a piece of cake
    to eat a slice of cake
    to bake a cake
    easy to do
  • My dog is the apple of my eye
    to have a red eye
    to eat too many apples
    something or someone that you cherish
  • Go break a leg at your recital
    I hope you fall
    good luck
    breaking a leg is so fun
  • Hold your horses! I can't walk as fast as you
    to hold on tight to your stuff
    to slow down or stop
    to grab the saddle of a horse
  • My old friend just gave me the cold shoulder
    to ignore or treat someone unfriendly
    to hurt your shoulder
    to get hit with a snowball
  • When my friends talk to me, I'm all ears
    to listen with your full attention
    to have more than 2 ears
    to have a hard time hearing