When I ordered my meal, my eyes were bigger than my stomach, so I had alot left over.
Have too much food on your plate and not finish it
John wanted to be a football player in the NFL, but he knew it was probably pie in the sky since he didn’t train and practice everyday.
Something good that is unlikely to happen
I stuffed my face during the holidays and gain 10 pounds.
To eat alot
I can't possibly have dessert, I'm stuffed.
To be very full
Let's get to the party before everyone gobbles up the good food.
To eat something very quickly
Eating lots of food at Thanksgiving makes me so tired. I usually hit the hay right after dessert.
To go to bed
After the holidays, I hope to turn over a new leaf.
To act better in a more responsible way
I need to quickly leaf through the book before the test tomorrow.
To turn the pages without reading carefully
Aunt Wendy is planning to eat like a bird this Thanksgiving because she is on a diet.
To eat very little
I am going out with my friends without my mom's blessing.
To do something without approval
We need to sit down and talk turkey about our project. If we keep fooling around, we’ll fail.
To talk seriously
We had a surprise party planned for Joelle, but Noah spilled the beans to her. Even though Joelle acted surprised, she knew about the party.
To give away a secret
My dad really upset the apple cart by changing our Thanksgiving plans at the last minute.
To mess up or ruin something
My little brother was too old to suck on his pacifier. One day, mom took the pacifier away from him cold turkey. He never sucked on another pacifier again.
immediately, without cutting off gradually
I’m going to stick my neck out and ask my teacher for extra days to complete the assignment.
To take a risk
When I was struggling with fractions, Ms. Nash took me under her wing and did extra problems with me after class.
To take care of and help someone
I was shocked when my husband told my mother to stuff it!
To tell someone to stop talking in a not polite way
In the summer, I feel as free as a bird to do whatever I want.
Completely free
My mother said that I’d never be able to eat all of the food I put on my plate. She’ll have to eat her words when she sees that I finished everything.
To admit that something you said was wrong; take it back
Since I am working on thanksgiving, I'm just going tp grab a bite and go.
To eat quickly and not stay long
Don't worry, the test was easy as pie.
Very easy
I had to squirrel away my money in order to buy new shoes.
To hide something away for future use.
This Thanksgiving, I intend to pig out on turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
To eat alot of something
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