After dinner, I had to hit the books for my spelling test.
Throwing books
To start studying
To read bedtime stories
Don’t spill the beans about the surprise!
Causing an accident
Sharing secrets
Cooking beans
The teacher told a joke to break the ice on the first day of school.
Freeze something
Jump in water
Start a discussion
At first I thought he was mean, but I learned not to judge a book by its cover.
Don't judge someone by how they look
Book covers should look pretty
Read more
I was in hot water after forgetting my homework.
Taking a bath
Boiling some water
Getting into trouble
Out of the blue, my grandma showed up with ice cream.
Asking for something blue
All of a sudden
Liking the colour blue
I explained the rules, and now the ball is in your court to decide.
Enjoying tennis
It is your responsibility
Playing sports
He was nervous about telling the truth because he had a skeleton in the closet from last year.
to have a lot of clothes
to have a secret you don’t want others to know
to be very organized
The movie was sad because the old dog kicked the bucket at the end.
to throw a bucket of water on someone
to die
to hit a bucket with a ball
We decided not to bring up the old argument and let sleeping dogs lie.
to take a nap when feeling tired
to wake up dogs that are sleeping
to not bring up old arguments
“Hold your horses,” Mom said. “Dinner isn’t ready yet.”
To wait a moment
To buy horses
To hold onto a horse
I had butterflies in my stomach before my presentation.
Feeling nervous
Feeling feverish
Feeling hungry
After a long story, Mom said, “Cut to the chase and tell me what happened.”
to speak briefly and directly to the point
to start a conversation
to change the subject
I told him to clean his room, but it went in one ear and out the other.
An echo sound
Not paying close attention
Listening to music
My teacher and I both thought the science project idea was great. We really saw eye to eye.
to have the same opinion
to ignore someone's opinion
to disagree
I got the best seat because the early bird catches the worm.
To enjoy being outdoors
Being early has its advantages
Being a worm
After a long day at school and soccer practice, I was ready to hit the hay.
to take a nap
to hit someone with hay
to go to bed
She always asks for candy because she has a sweet tooth.
Lost a tooth
Enjoying sweets and desserts
Always tasting something sweet in your mouth
I missed the bus, but there was no reason to cry over spilled milk.
to be upset about something that already happened
Accidentally spilling milk
Creating a mess
When my friend said the answer, she really hit the nail on the head.
to do something very quickly
to make a mistake
to do or say something exactly right
He said he would clean his room when pigs fly.
Liking animals
Describing an animal that flies
Something that will never happen
Before the play started, the teacher said, “Break a leg!”
Falling down
Saying good luck
Injuring yourself
She felt like she hit the jackpot when she won the school raffle.
Win something big
Go shopping
Hit a person named Jack
My brother said school was canceled, but he was just pulling my leg.
to criticize someone
to hurt someone's feelings
to play a joke or prank on someone
The kids went bananas when they heard there was no homework.
To enjoy fruits
To cheer on bananas
Going crazy or being excited
I fell at recess, and then my friend laughed at me, which added insult to injury.
to apologize for causing harm
to ignore someone's feelings
to make a situation worse by doing something else
The class talked about the rules so everyone would be on the same page.
to be reading the same book
to agree or have the same understanding
to be in the same location
My teacher went the extra mile and stayed after school to help me.
to run very fast
to travel a long distance
to do more than is expected or required
The little brother copied everything his sister did. Monkey see, monkey do.
Playing at the zoo
Copying someone
Climbing trees
Time flies when I’m playing with my friends.
Time is like a fly
Time goes by fast
Time has no meaning
The math worksheet was a piece of cake for me.
to be very delicious
to be very easy
to be very difficult
Walking the dog and getting exercise helped me kill two birds with one stone.
to be very busy
to accomplish two things at once
to harm animals
Even during the test, she stayed cool as a cucumber.
Very cold
Very healthy
Very calm
I burned the midnight oil finishing my book report.
to stay up late working or studying
to light a candle in the middle of the night
to take a nap during the day
On my first day at a new school, I felt like a fish out of water.
Playing in water
Going on a fishing trip
Feeling out of place
Even though the test was hard, my teacher told me to keep my chin up.
Always look up
Stay positive
Getting a stiff neck
We only eat pizza for breakfast once in a blue moon.
The moon is blue
Very rarely
Always happening
She was on cloud nine after winning first place.
Sitting on something soft
Seeing 9 clouds
Being very happy
He gets upset about small things because he has a chip on his shoulder.
to be very angry
to be in a bad mood
to stay angry about something for a long time
I stayed home from school because I was feeling under the weather.
Standing in the rain
Playing outside
Being sick
I signed up for too many activities and bit off more than I could chew.
to try to do too much
to be very hungry
to eat too much food
I wanted to laugh, but I had to bite my tongue.
To not say something
To accidentally hurt yourself
To bite down on your tongue
Yelling back only added fuel to the fire and made things worse.
To make things worse
Cook dinner
Start a fire
I accidentally let the cat out of the bag and told her about the surprise party.
to share a secret
Lose a pet
to release an animal from a trap