Winter Idioms

Lucy was left out in the cold the night of the school holiday dance. No one invited her to hang out with them.

Ben ignored his upcoming test for so long, it created a snowball effect and now he has to stay up all night studying.

John knew that he was skating on thin ice with his teacher by not doing his project before the winter break.

After bragging about all the expensive presents he got, his friend told him to get off his high horse.

My dad said he drew a blank on what present he got my mom last year. He was hoping he didn't get the same one again!

You are going to be in hot water if mom finds out you were playing video games instead of doing your homework.

The necklace I bought my mom costed an arm and a leg.

I didn't know many people at the holiday party, so I tried to break the ice with a girl who was sitting alone.

My brother really let the cat out of the bag when he told my mom that dad bought her a new car.

Instead of apologizing to his friend for not inviting him to the party, Johnny decided to add fuel to the fire and ignore him at school.

I have to wake up at the crack of dawn to catch my flight to LA at 7:00 am.

Having two weeks off of school for a holiday break will help me to recharge my batteries.

After spending a long day celebrating with my family, I told them I was going to hit the road.

My parents have just given me the green light to sleep at my cousins' house tonight. I'm going to pack my stuff now.

Nick gave Joe the cold shoulder after he told everyone his secret.

After playing with the little children with runny noses, I was feeling under the weather.

The bride got cold feet at the alter and ran off.

During my winter break, it started to snow out of the blue. It was a great surprise.

My mom was already upset, but after the party, the messy kitchen was the tip of the iceberg for her.

After our big family dinner and celebration, I got into my bed and was out cold.