Name That Idiom!By: Mrs. Barker’s Class

2011-2012

Put a sock in it.

Meaning: to be quietCan you put a sock in it?

By: Eddie

Rule of Thumb

Meaning: A rough estimateAs a rule of thumb, I always brush my teeth when I am done eating.

By: Austin

Lend Me Your Ear

Meaning: I need to tell you somethingCan you lend me your ear because I need to tell you a secret.

By:Brianne

Hold Your Horses

Meaning: You have to wait your turn or be patientWhoa! Hold your horses! We are not going yet.

By: Avery

Great Minds Think Alike

Meaning: Intelligent people that think like each other.When my friend and I both wanted to play tag, I said

“Great minds think alike”.By:Daniela

In a Pickle

Meaning: In troubleI’m in a pickle for letting the dog in.

By:Allan

Crack Someone Up

Meaning: To make someone laugh a lotI think I told a great joke and the person I told it to was cracked up.

By: ALEX

All In The Same Boat

Meaning: Everyone is facing the same challengeI knew that at my chess tournament we were all in the same boat.

By: Amani

BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW

Meaning: you do something that’s too hard for youWhen I said I would go skydiving I bit off more than I could chew.

By: Kaleigh

Saved By The Bell

Meaning: To get out of something you do not want to doWhen the s drive went down, I was saved by the bell because I wanted to

play chess.By: Genna

Can’t Cut the Mustard

Meaning: Someone who isn’t good enoughHe did not cut the mustard because he did not

do his work.By: Lawrence

Blow A Fuse

Meaning: To get real madI just blew a fuse because the people did no follow the rules to the game.

By: Colin

On Pins And Needles

Meaning: To be nervousI am on pins and needles when my baby sister plays with my toys.

By: ELIJAH GRAY

Curiosity Killed the Cat

Meaning: When someone gets nosey and ends up in troubleHis mom said, “Curiosity killed the cat” when he went looking for

his presents.By: Anaiah

Bite the Bullet

Meaning: Doing something you don’t want to do.I had to bite the bullet when I had to clean my room.

By: Byron

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Meaning: To not start a fightHe made me mad, but I let sleeping dogs lie.

By:JAKE

Pass the Buck

Meaning: Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone elseI passed the buck to my sister when I had to change the wash.

By: Michael

Til the Cows Come Home

Meaning: For a long, long timeI felt like I was walking home from the park until the cows came home.

By: Jordan

Take a Raincheck

Meaning: Next timeIs my mom a chaperone? Sorry, take a raincheck.

By:Giselle Ibarra

Raining Cats and Dogs

Meaning: A very loud and noisy rainstormIt’s raining so loud! It’s raining cats and dogs!

By:Emma

Over My Dead Body

Meaning: When you absolutely will not allow something

You will go to that party over my dead body.By: Coda

Dropping Like Flies

Meaning: A bunch of people getting ill or dyingThe flue came and now everyone is dropping like flies.

By:Benji

Got Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed

Meaning: You are very, very madShe was so rude, she must have gotten up on the wrong side of

the bed.By: Nate Guseman

A Piece of Cake

Meaning: It is easyPlaying video games is a piece of cake.By:Eric Hernandez

Off on the Wrong the Foot

Meaning: Off to a bad startMy brother, Jeremiah, is off on the wrong foot.

By:Jherin Stamps

Over the Top

Meaning: To do more than you needed toI went over the top on the family scrapbook project.

By : Nate L.

Keep An Eye On Him

Meaning: To watch a person very closelyI think he is a spy. Keep an eye on him.

By:Nate