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IdiomsIdioms1.3: Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature.
A.Identify and apply knowledge of the elements of a variety of fiction and literary texts to demonstrate an understanding
Of a literary selection.
What is an What is an idiom?idiom?
• refers to a phrase or expression that cannot be understood by knowing what the individual words in the phrase mean.
• words are put together to make a clever phrase that means something other than what the individual words mean
Huh?Huh?For example:
Barking up the wrong tree
When taken literally it means: a dog barking at the base of tree.
Actually it means: To misunderstand a situation and complain to a wrong person or blame a wrong thing.
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I’m as cool as a cucumber.
When taken literally it means: cucumbers can be cool to touch.
Actually it means: being very calm and relaxed even in a difficult situation.
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• This is a humorous expression that is used when you find out someone else was thinking the same thing as you were.
Great minds think alike.
A couch potato.
• It’s usually someone laying around a lot!!!
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Putting your foot in your mouth.
• It means that you said something you shouldn’t have.
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Cat’s got your tongue.
• It means that you don’t know what to say.
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On the ball.
• It means that you are keeping up with the work at hand.
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A dog’s life.
• It means that you have an easy life.
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Holy Cow!
• It is an expression said when you are shocked about something.
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Proud peacock.
• It means that you are telling people about something you did well. You are proud of yourself.
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It’s raining cats and dogs.
• It means that it is raining very hard outside.
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I’ve got a frog in my throat.
• It means that your voice is almost gone or sounds funny.
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I can smell a rat.
• It means that you believe that there is someone betraying you.
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Needle in a haystack.
• It means that something or someone will really be hard to find.
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Dressing to the nines.
• It means that you are dressing up and looking good.
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Stick your neck out.
• It means to say or do something bold or a bit dangerous.
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To break the ice.
• It means that you are the first one to say or do something, with the expectation that others will follow.
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Shake a leg!
• It means that you need to move faster.
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Selling like hotcakes.
• It means that something is selling very quickly.
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Going bananas.
• It means that you are going crazy!
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Feel like a fish out of water.
• It means that you feel out of place and uncomfortable.
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Hang on.
• It means that you are asking someone to wait for something.
• It can also mean that someone needs to persevere.