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?