5 th Grade 4 th Nine Weeks
Meaning: leave a good impression When is it important to put your best foot forward?
Meaning: raining heavily What do you like to do when it’s raining cats and dogs outside?
Meaning: sleep very soundly What activities make you so tired that you sleep like a log afterward?
Meaning: tell a secret Have you ever accidently spilled the beans about something?
Meaning: promise to do something at a later date Have you ever had to turn down an invitation and take a rain check instead?
Meaning: very pleased Describe the last time you were tickled pink by something.
Meaning: unable to think of something to say What situations make you tongue-tied?
Meaning: make a positive change in your behavior Have you ever turned over a new leaf?
Meaning: search everywhere Have you ever had to turn the house upside down to find something?
Meaning: work on a difficult or lengthy task Look up the word “wade”. How is it similar to the meaning of this idiom?