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Defining Idioms Worksheet

An idiom is an expression that has two meanings; a literal and figurative.

Directions: Write the meaning of each idiom given below.

Example A: once in a blue moon

Answer: Something that happens rarely or almost never

1. A picture paints a thousand words ___________________________________________

2. Apple of my eye __________________________________________________________
3. Back seat driver __________________________________________________________
4. Back to the basics _________________________________________________________
5. Bad hair day _____________________________________________________________
6. Back to square one ________________________________________________________
7. Ball and chain ____________________________________________________________
8. Beeswax ________________________________________________________________
9. Big Apple ________________________________________________________________
10. Blind leading the blind _____________________________________________________
11. Blue Moon ______________________________________________________________
12. Break a leg ______________________________________________________________
13. Brownie points ___________________________________________________________
14. Caught with your pants down _______________________________________________
15. Chip on his shoulder ______________________________________________________
16. Close but no cigar ________________________________________________________
17. Cut to the chase __________________________________________________________
18. Devil’s Advocate _________________________________________________________
19. Dog days of summer ______________________________________________________
20. Double Whammy _________________________________________________________
21. Dropping like flies _________________________________________________________
22. Drink like a fish ___________________________________________________________
23. Face the music ___________________________________________________________
24. Feeding Frenzy ___________________________________________________________
25. Field day ________________________________________________________________
26. Get out on the wrong side of the bed _________________________________________
27. Good Samaritan __________________________________________________________
28. Go out on a limb _________________________________________________________

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