My dad blew his stack when he saw the grades on my report card.
He had a bad headache
He got mad
His hair was on fire
He lit a fire
His goal kick was close, but no cigar
He doesn't like cigars
He made the goal
It was smokey
He missed the goal
The athlete is fit as a fiddle.
Likes violin music
Works out to fiddle music
Is in good shape
Needs to work out more
Jennifer was a bundle of nerves before getting her driving test results.
She felt proud
She was confident
She was scared/nervous
She was wrapped up
That kid has a chip on his shoulder.
He hurt his shoulder
Someone put a potato chip on his shoulder
He is holding a grudge
He is happy
Sharon had butterflies in her stomach before the championship game.
She felt nervous
She has a pet butterfly
She was sick
She swallowed a butterfly
My parents rolled out the red carpet when family came to visit.
Made family leave their shoes on the carpet
Danced on the red carpet
Treated them special
Got new red carpet
Last night it was raining cats and dogs'
Dogs and cats were fighting
There was a lot of noise outside
The rain was heavy
Dogs and cats fell from the sky
Once in a blue moon I win a contest
I wish this would happen
This happens rarely
This never happens
This happens often
We need to get back to basics.
We need to try harder
We need to make things simpler
We need to learn math
We need to repeat elementary school