terrific tuesday idioms
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5 th Grade 4 th Nine Weeks 2010-2011. Terrific Tuesday Idioms. Put your best food forward. Meaning: leave a good impression When is it important to put your best foot forward?. Put your best foot forward. Raining cats and dogs. Meaning: raining heavily - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
TERRIFIC TUESDAY IDIOMS
5th Grade4th Nine Weeks2010-2011
PUT YOUR BEST FOOD FORWARD
PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
Meaning: leave a good impression
When is it important to put your best foot forward?
RAINING CATS AND DOGS
RAINING CATS AND DOGS
Meaning: raining heavily
What do you like to do when it’s raining cats and dogs outside?
SLEEP LIKE A LOG
SLEEP LIKE A LOG
Meaning: sleep very soundly
What activities make you so tired that you sleep like a log afterward?
SPILL THE BEANS
SPILL THE BEANS
Meaning: tell a secret
Have you ever accidently spilled the beans about something?
TAKE A RAIN CHECK
TAKE A RAIN CHECK
Meaning: promise to do something at a later date
Have you ever had to turn down an invitation and take a rain check instead?
TICKLED PINK
TICKLED PINK
Meaning: very pleased
Describe the last time you were tickled pink by something.
TONGUE-TIED
TONGUE-TIED
Meaning: unable to think of something to say
What situations make you tongue-tied?
TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
Meaning: make a positive change in your behavior
Have you ever turned over a new leaf?
TURN THE HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN
TURN THE HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN
Meaning: search everywhere
Have you ever had to turn the house upside down to find something?
WADE THROUGH
WADE THROUGH
Meaning: work on a difficult or lengthy task
Look up the word “wade”. How is it similar to the meaning of this idiom?