Name: ___________________________

Warm Up to

Idioms!

Remember:
an idiom is a word or phrase
with an actual meaning that
is different from its literal
meaning.

I. Circle the Idiom

II. Fill in the Blank

Circle the idiom in each sentence.

Complete the sentence using an idiom that means the

words in parenthesis.

Tom has a short fuse.

The test was (easy)

__________________________________________.

Louise felt like a fish out of water in the new class.

Jack was (angry)

__________________________________________.

We arrived at the bus stop in the nick of time.

We burned the cake and had to (start over)

__________________________________________.

He was all ears when the teacher started talking.

They had to (study hard)

__________________________________________.

The fancy car will cost an arm and a leg.

The doctor said Amy was (healthy)

__________________________________________.

III. Explain the Idiom

Briefly explain each idiom below.
1. under the weather
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. hold your horses
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. cry wolf
__________________________________________________________________________________

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Key
Name: ___________________________

Warm Up to

Idioms!

Remember:
an idiom is a word or phrase
with an actual meaning that
is different from its literal
meaning.

I. Circle the Idiom

II. Fill in the Blank

Circle the idiom in each sentence.

Complete the sentence using an idiom that means the

words in parenthesis.
Students choice; examples

Tom has a short fuse.

The test was (easy)

of correct answers:

a cakewalk
__________________________________________.

Louise felt like a fish out of water in the new class.

Jack was (angry)

all bent out of shape
__________________________________________.

We arrived at the bus stop in the nick of time.

We burned the cake and had to (start over)

go back to square one
__________________________________________.

He was all ears when the teacher started talking.

They had to (study hard)

burn the midnight oil
__________________________________________.

The fancy car will cost an arm and a leg.

The doctor said Amy was (healthy)

fit as a fiddle
__________________________________________.

III. Explain the Idiom

Briefly explain each idiom below.

Students choice; examples of correct answers:

1. under the weather

feeling poorly, sick
__________________________________________________________________________________

2. hold your horses

be patient
__________________________________________________________________________________

3. cry wolf
give a false alarm
__________________________________________________________________________________

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