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Name That Idiom! By: Mrs. Barker’s Class 2011-2012

Name That Idiom! By: Mrs. Barker’s Class 2011-2012. Put a sock in it. Meaning: to be quiet Can you put a sock in it? By: Eddie. Rule of Thumb. Meaning: A rough estimate As a rule of thumb, I always brush my teeth when I am done eating. By: Austin. Lend Me Your Ear.

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Name That Idiom! By: Mrs. Barker’s Class 2011-2012

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  1. Name That Idiom!By: Mrs. Barker’s Class2011-2012

  2. Put a sock in it. Meaning: to be quiet Can you put a sock in it? By: Eddie

  3. Rule of Thumb Meaning: A rough estimate As a rule of thumb, I always brush my teeth when I am done eating. By: Austin

  4. Lend Me Your Ear Meaning: I need to tell you something Can you lend me your ear because I need to tell you a secret. By:Brianne

  5. Hold Your Horses Meaning: You have to wait your turn or be patient Whoa! Hold your horses! We are not going yet. By: Avery

  6. 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

  7. In a Pickle Meaning: In trouble I’m in a pickle for letting the dog in. By:Allan

  8. Crack Someone Up Meaning: To make someone laugh a lot I think I told a great joke and the person I told it to was cracked up. By: ALEX

  9. All In The Same Boat Meaning: Everyone is facing the same challenge I knew that at my chess tournament we were all in the same boat. By: Amani

  10. BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW Meaning: you do something that’s too hard for you When I said I would go skydiving I bit off more than I could chew. By: Kaleigh

  11. Saved By The Bell Meaning: To get out of something you do not want to do When the s drive went down, I was saved by the bell because I wanted to play chess. By: Genna

  12. Can’t Cut the Mustard Meaning: Someone who isn’t good enough He did not cut the mustard because he did not do his work. By: Lawrence

  13. Blow A Fuse Meaning: To get real mad I just blew a fuse because the people did no follow the rules to the game. By: Colin

  14. On Pins And Needles Meaning: To be nervous I am on pins and needles when my baby sister plays with my toys. By: ELIJAH GRAY

  15. Curiosity Killed the Cat Meaning: When someone gets nosey and ends up in trouble His mom said, “Curiosity killed the cat” when he went looking for his presents. By: Anaiah

  16. 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

  17. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Meaning: To not start a fight He made me mad, but I let sleeping dogs lie. By:JAKE

  18. Pass the Buck Meaning: Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else I passed the buck to my sister when I had to change the wash. By: Michael

  19. Til the Cows Come Home Meaning: For a long, long time I felt like I was walking home from the park until the cows came home. By: Jordan

  20. Take a Raincheck Meaning: Next time Is my mom a chaperone? Sorry, take a raincheck. By:Giselle Ibarra

  21. Raining Cats and Dogs Meaning: A very loud and noisy rainstorm It’s raining so loud! It’s raining cats and dogs! By:Emma

  22. Over My Dead Body Meaning: When you absolutely will not allow something You will go to that party over my dead body. By: Coda

  23. Dropping Like Flies Meaning: A bunch of people getting ill or dying The flue came and now everyone is dropping like flies. By:Benji

  24. Got Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed Meaning: You are very, very mad She was so rude, she must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed. By: Nate Guseman

  25. A Piece of Cake Meaning: It is easy Playing video games is a piece of cake. By:Eric Hernandez

  26. Off on the Wrong the Foot Meaning: Off to a bad start My brother, Jeremiah, is off on the wrong foot. By:Jherin Stamps

  27. Over the Top Meaning: To do more than you needed to I went over the top on the family scrapbook project. By : Nate L.

  28. Keep An Eye On Him Meaning: To watch a person very closely I think he is a spy. Keep an eye on him. By:Nate

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