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Idioms 2024-2025

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  • I need a tad more time to finish up on this.
    Tad more = a little more
  • Sorry to cut you off, but I really have to get going.
    Cut off = end the conversation in the middle of it.
  • Poking the aggressive kid is playing with fire.
    Play with fire = do something dangerous
  • If she sees anything out of order, she goes into a frenzy to make it organized again.
    Out of order = it's a mess
  • I've been waiting to leave for ages! Are you ready to roll?
    Ready to roll = ready to go
  • Last time she tried to jump off the big slide, I almost had a heart attack.
    Almost had a heart attack = really scared
  • I felt like my friend stabbed me in the back when he decided to hang out with someone else during Break.
    Stab in the back = betray
  • Ali is really on a roll today. He's been bouncing off the walls since morning!
    On a roll = doing something really well OR with great energy. Bouncing off the walls = extremely energetic, crazy, or overactive.
  • Wow, I have dropped my phone like a bazillion times. It really has 9 lives.
    Like a bazillion times = a LOT. Has 9 lives = has survived through a lot/ invincible.
  • Even though I got into a car accident, I walked away without a scratch.
    Without a scratch = without getting hurt
  • I scared the pants off my cat when I screamed really loud.
    Scare the pants off = really scare
  • School was a ghost town during Thanksgiving Break.
    Ghost town = nobody is here
  • I know you're mad at Kayton right now, but don't add fuel to the fire! Leave him alone for now.
    Add fuel to the fire = make a situation worse
  • Do you have your ducks in a row before we leave school for winter break?
    Ducks in a row = everything is prepared
  • You're talking too fast! Hold your horses!
    Hold your horses = wait/ slow down
  • Don't just talk about how sure you are. Put your money where your mouth is.
    Put your money where your mouth is = instead of just talking about it, DO it!
  • I don't have my ducks in a row, I feel really anxious about this party.
    Don't have your ducks in a row = not ready/ not prepared
  • It's time for class to come to an end. Pack up your things.
    Come to an end = end
  • I need you to create this art project from scratch. Here are all of the supplies you will need.
    Start from scratch = start at the beginning/ start over
  • When Nicolas joked that his cat died, I felt my blood run cold.
    Feel your blood run cold = get really scared or sad
  • Wow, Matias is really on fire for this soccer game!
    On fire = doing amazing
  • When Donnie jumped out from behind the door and yelled "boo," I was scared stiff.
    Scared stiff = really scared
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