I'll start eating my vegetables when pigs fly.
Farm animals flying
Never going to happen
Happens a lot
I read the whole book in one hour, it was a piece of cake! What does piece of cake mean?
To be easy
To read a book
To be tasty
What's the matter, has the cat got your tongue?
Not talking
Having a fur ball
Very chatty
I knew I would be in a jam after I broke Mom's favorite picture frame. What does it mean to be in a jam?
To make a sandwich with jelly
To be sorry
To be in trouble
I couldn't wait for the movie to begin, but my mom told me to hold my horses. What does hold your horses mean?
To ride a horse
To wait
To start a race
I wanted to get a puppy, but mom said it would cost an arm and a leg!
To not cost a lot of money
To be very expensive
To get a puppy
Sarah spilled the beans and now everybody knows!
To tell a secret
To keep a secret
To spill a can of beans
I never see the two friends apart. They are two peas in a pod
Vegetables
Not friends at all
Very good friends
My cousin told me there was a pool on the roof of the school, she was pulling my leg! What does pulling my leg mean?
To be very serious
To pull on someone's leg
To be joking
I know this is hard, but don't throw in the towel. What does it mean to throw in the towel?
To do laundry
To try really hard
To give up
It was my turn to go down the water slide, but once I saw how tall it was, I got cold feet. What does it mean to get cold feet?
To need slippers
To get sick
To be excited
To be nervous
My sister is a real night owl, my parents always wish she would go to bed earlier. What does it mean to be a night owl?
To fly
To wake up early
To stay up late
To say "hoot"