Idiom of the Day

•Literal – words mean exactly what they say

•Figurative – words have a different meaning from

what they say

head over heels

Idiom or Idiomatic Phrase _______________________Sentence using Idiom ___________________________________________________________________________Literal Meaning of Word _________________________________________________________________________

head over heels

When I fell head over heels down

your head is over your feet

the hill.

Idiom or Idiomatic Phrase _______________________Sentence using Idiom ___________________________________________________________________________Figurative Meaning of Word ______________________________________________________________________

head over heels

I fell head over heels for him.

in love

The Headless Horseman

One cold, winter night, in early January, an old man left the tavern in Tarrytown and started walking home. The road went past the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery where a headless soldier was buried. It was midnight when the old man walked past the cemetery. The weather had become warm during the week and the snow was almost gone from the quiet road. It was a dark night with no moon, and the only light came from his small lantern.

The old man was nervous about walking past the cemetery because he had heard rumors of a galloping ghost at the tavern. He slowly walked along, humming to himself to give him courage. Suddenly, he saw a bright light in the cemetery. He stopped, his heart beating quickly in fear. In front of his surprised eyes, a white fog started coming from a grave and turned into a large horse carrying a headless rider.

The old man let out a terrible scream as the horse ran towards him. He ran as fast as he could, trying to get to the bridge because he knew that ghosts do not like to go over rivers. He fell and rolled off the bridge into a melting pile of snow. The headless ghost rode past him and the man got a second look at the ghost. It was wearing a British soldiers’ uniform.

The old man hid for an hour after the ghost disappeared before crawling out of his hiding place and going home. By noon the next day, the story was all over Tarrytown. The good people who lived there were divided about why the ghost was there. Some people thought the ghost was searching for his missing head. Others said that the ghost was trying to lead his soldiers to battle, not knowing that the war was already over. But whatever his reason, the Headless Horseman still rides on the roads near Tarrytown on dark nights to this day.