American Idioms Part two
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American Idioms – Part two
Expressions that do not mean what they literally say.
Do you know the meaning of each word in the idioms?
• Birthday Suit• Blowing one’s own horn• Bone to pick• Black Sheep• Have Cold Feet• Give the Cold Shoulder• Burn Bridge• Keep one’s fingers crossed
• Once in a Blue Moon• Jump on the bandwagon• Get Up on the Wrong Side
of the Bed• Bury the Hatchet• Pull Strings• Red Tape• Fly off the handle• When pigs fly
• Give the student clues about the idiom you see.
• Do not use the any words from the idiom when you are giving a clue.
Idioms
• Black Sheep:
“Uncle Tim was arrested last year, now he is the black sheep of the family.”
Idioms
• When pigs fly
“I will go on a date with you when pigs fly.”
Idioms
• Bone to pick:
“I’ve got a bone to pick with Bob, I heard he was making fun of me last night.”
Idioms
• Burn Bridges:
“Even though we had a fight, there is no need to burn bridges.”
Idioms
• Fly off the Handle:
“When Jack’s father found out about Jack’s bad grades, he really flew off the handle.”
Idioms
• Birthday Suit:
“You’ll be very cold in the winter if you walk around in only your birthday suit.”
Idioms
• Blowing one’s own horn:
“Tom always talks about his achievements, he is always blowing his own horn .”
Idioms
• Have Cold Feet:
“The backup goalie was called into the game, but he got cold feet and refused to go in.”
Idioms
• Keep One’s Fingers Crossed:
“Kelly is waiting to find out if she got into college; in the mean time she is keeping her fingers crossed.”
Idioms
• Give the Cold Shoulder:
“At the party, Carl tried to talk to Suzanne, but she gave him the cold shoulder.”
Idioms
• Once in a Blue Moon
“Once in a Blue Moon our basketball team will lose a game, but most of the time they win.”
Idioms
• Jump on the bandwagon:
“Everyone has a cell phone. I want to jump on the bandwagon, but my parents won’t let me buy a cell phone.”
Idioms
• Get Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
“You’d better avoid the boss today, she got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.”
Idioms
• Red Tape
“Paula had hoped to buy a house quickly with no problems but got caught up in a lot of red tape.”
Idioms
• Bury the Hatchet:
“We have been fighting for many years, let’s bury the hatchet.”
Idioms
• Pull Strings
“Pat was officially interviewed for the job, but he also had his uncle pull some strings for him to get the job.”
Make a sentence for each idiom
• Birthday Suit• Blowing one’s own horn• Bone to pick• Black Sheep• Have Cold Feet• Give the Cold Shoulder• Burn Bridge• Keep one’s fingers crossed
• Once in a Blue Moon• Jump on the bandwagon• Get Up on the Wrong Side
of the Bed• Bury the Hatchet• Pull Strings• Red Tape• Fly off the handle• When pigs fly