Idioms

1. Idioms An idiom is a word or phrase which means something different from what it says (Saying one thing but meaning another)

2. Examples of Idioms • That's the way the cookie crumbles. • He spilled the beans. • She's the apple of his eye. • The students in Class 440 are going bananas. • He's feeling blue today. • You're walking on thin ice mister! • Uh, oh. We're in hot water now. • Mrs. Seigel has eyes in the back of her head. • Something’s fishy here.

3. Can YOU think of some more Idioms? • Think of some idioms that you have heard. • Write at least three idioms in your Writer’s Notebook.

4. Examples of idioms: • Quit beating around the bush! • In one ear and out the other • He’s always putting his foot in his mouth • It’s raining cats and dogs out there • Don’t count your chickens before their hatched. • I like to get his goat • That kid has got ants in his pants • I smell a rat.

5. Diff between a Hyperbole and an Idiom You’ll notice a hyperbole and an Idiom seem similar: Which of these is a hyperbole and which of these is an Idiom? a. I tried a thousand times b. He spilled the beans c. I nearly died laughing! d. He’s feeling blue today e. I am as hungry as a horse

6. Idiom Assignment • Choose one idiom and study its figurative and literal meaning. • Write an informative paragraph explaining its literal and figurative meaning (10 points). • On the same page as your informative paragraph, draw a picture of the idiom you chose (10 points). • **Make sure to include you idiom on your page.

7. Idiom Books Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Mad As A Wet Hen!, by Marvin Terben In a Pickle!, by Marvin Terben

8. More example of Idioms… Things just seem to go in one ear and out the other.