1. Should You Believe Everything You Read or Hear?

2. It’s raining cats and dogs

3. Do you believe that?

4. it has been written in books! People say it,

5. Are they lying? Do they mean it literally?

6. No, they are making a point, exaggerating the point by use of idioms

7. Idiom - phrases that mean more than their words put together. If you take them word for word, they might not make much sense!

8. Do you like my backpack it cost an arm and a leg.

9. An arm and leg A large amount of money =

10. There’s a big test tomorrow, I need to hit the books.

11. Hit the books = To study hard

12. Ms. Merendino is absent today because she is under the weather.

13. Under the weather = Feeling sick

14. So can you believe everything you read or hear?