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Fun with Idioms: Decode the Sayings

Explore common idioms like "raining cats and dogs" and "skeletons in the closet." Test your knowledge with examples, meanings, and usage.

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Fun with Idioms: Decode the Sayings

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  1. Idioms

  2. It is raining cats and dogs!!! • It is raining cats and dogs means: • Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. • It is raining very hard. • It is not raining much at all. • Someone is dropping stuffed animals from the sky.

  3. It is raining cats and dogs!!! • It is raining cats and dogs means: • Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. • It is raining very hard. • It is not raining much at all. • Someone is dropping stuffed animals from the sky. • Usage:- It's raining cats and dogs out there! 

  4. Skeletons in your closet • Skeletons in your closet means: • Your closet is full of skeletons. • You are hiding something in your closet. • You have secrets or something that you don’t want anyone to know. • You are not afraid of ghost.

  5. Skeletons in your closet • Skeletons in your closet means: • Your closet is full of skeletons. • You are hiding something in your closet. • You have secrets or something that you don’t want anyone to know. • You are not afraid of ghost. • Usage:- I don't have any skeletons in the closet.

  6. Shake a leg • Shake a leg means: • A dance move used when doing the Dougie. • Shake your leg to get a bug off of it. • Hurry up!. • You are doing the Hokey Pokey.

  7. Shake a leg • Shake a leg means: • A dance move used when doing the Dougie. • Shake your leg to get a bug off of it. • Hurry up!. • You are doing the Hokey Pokey. • Usage:-Come on, shake a leg! The film starts in 20 minutes.

  8. Hold your horses • Hold your horses means: • To be patient and wait. • To slow a horses speed. • To pick your horse up. • To play your horses in a stall.

  9. Hold your horses • Hold your horses means: • To be patient and wait. • To slow a horses speed. • To pick your horse up. • To play your horses in a stall. • Usage:-Hold Your Horses, He's Sticking to Call on Bruins.

  10. Over the Hill • Over the hill means: • To fall from above. • To drive too fast over a hill. • To be too old for something. • To be flying from above.

  11. Over the Hill • Over the hill means: • To be pushed over in a wagon. • To drive too fast over a hill. • To be too old for something. • To ride a rollercoaster. • Usage:-You're only fifty! You're not over-the-hillyet.

  12. On cloud nine • On cloud nine means: • To be very happy or excited. • To ride a plane with the number 9. • To sleep on a very soft mattress. • To sit on a pillow of cotton.

  13. On cloud nine • On cloud nine means: • To be very happy or excited. • To ride a plane with the number 9. • To sleep on a very soft mattress. • To sit on a pillow of cotton. • Usage:-When I got my promotion, I was on cloud nine

  14. To have a chip on your shoulder • To have a chip on your shoulder means: • To have on a shirt made of potato chips. • To have a poker chip on your shoulder. • To be weighed down by something heavy. • To be angry or ready to fight.

  15. To have a chip on your shoulder • To have a chip on your shoulder means: • To have on a shirt made of potato chips. • To have a poker chip on your shoulder. • To be weighed down by something heavy. • To be angry or ready to fight • Usage:-Even though he went to university, he's always had a chip on his shoulder about his poor upbringing.

  16. To break the ice • To break the ice means: • To hit a glacier with a hammer. • To break an ice cube by dropping it on the floor. • To be the first to say or do something hoping that others will join you. • To crush enough ice for everyone to have a cool drink.

  17. To break the ice • To break the ice means: • To hit a glacier with a hammer. • To break an ice cube by dropping it on the floor. • To be the first to say or do something hoping that others will join you. • To crush enough ice for everyone to have a cool drink. • Usage:- A nice smile does a lot to break the ice.

  18. Cool as a cucumber • Cool as a cucumber means: • To be relaxed and unconcerned. • To enjoy eating cucumbers that are cold. • To dress flashy in a cucumber suit. • To eat vegetables like cucumbers while sitting in the shade.

  19. Cool as a cucumber • Cool as a cucumber means: • To be relaxed and unconcerned. • To enjoy eating cucumbers that are cold. • To dress flashy in a cucumber suit. • To eat vegetables like cucumbers while sitting in the shade. • Usage:- The politician kept cool as a cucumber throughout the interview with the aggressive journalist.

  20. The icing on the cake • The icing on the cake means: • To enjoy a cupcake with a lot of frosting on the top. • To decorate a desert. • To be caught eating cake. • To enjoy something extra special.

  21. The icing on the cake • The icing on the cake means: • To enjoy a cupcake with a lot of frosting on the top. • To decorate a desert. • To be caught eating cake. • To enjoy something extra special. • Usage:- A diamond bracelet is like the icing on the cake. • 2.Your coming home for a few days was the icing on the cake.

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