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Idiom: eating out of your hand
Meaning: to have control of someone or a group Example: Nate’s report was so interesting, the class was eating out of his hand.
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Idiom: ace up your sleeve
Meaning: a special advantage that is not used until the very last moment Example: Everyone thinks that Ethan will win the contest, but Nick has an ace up his sleeve.
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Idiom: all ears Meaning: ready to listen carefully Example: When you’re ready to talk, I’m all ears.
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Idiom: bark up the wrong tree
Meaning: to give attention or focus on the wrong thing Example: If you think I took your candy, you are barking up the wrong tree.
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Idiom: cry wolf Meaning: to give a false alarm Example: There was no fire. Zach was just crying wolf! .
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Idiom: bury the hatchet
Meaning: to settle an argument or put the past behind you Example: When we realized how silly we were acting, Olivia and I decided to bury the hatchet and be friends again.
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Idiom: fair-weather friend
Meaning: someone who is a friend only when things are good Example: While our pool was being cleaned, all of my fair-weather friends had better things to do than hang out with me.
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Idiom: go fly a kite Meaning: to tell someone to go away and stop bothering you Example: Cam wanted to help her brother, but he told her to go fly a kite.
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Idiom: off the hook Meaning: to get out of something unpleasant Example: Dillon thought he had to mow the lawn, but since it rained, he was off the hook.
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Idiom: a piece of cake Meaning: very easy Example: Jenna thought the math test was a piece of cake after studying for three hours.
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Idiom: time flies Meaning: time pass by quickly Example: Time flies when you are having fun.
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