2. Understanding Idioms Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012

3. What is an idiom? Idioms are phrase/expressions whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in it Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012

4. What do you think of when you hear the phrase It’s raining cats and dogs? Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012

5. What do you think it really means? It’s raining cats and dogs means that it is raining really hard. Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012

6. What do you think of when someone says, “I have butterflies in my stomach.”? Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012

7. What do you think it really means? Having butterflies in your stomach means you are very nervous or anxious about something, such as speaking to a group. Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012

8. What do you think of when you hear, the phrase a needle in a haystack? Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012

9. What do you think it really means? When locating something is like finding a needle in a haystack, it means it is very difficult to find. Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Curriculum 2.0 - Grade 4 2012