Idioms

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Idioms

• Created by
• Katie Duna
• Columbia Elementary

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What is an idiom?

• refers to a phrase or expression that cannot be
  understood by knowing what the individual words
  in the phrase mean.

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What does that mean?

• words are put together to make a clever phrase
  that means something other than what the
  individual words mean

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Huh?

• For example
• Barking up the wrong tree
• To misunderstand a situation and complain to a
  wrong person or blame a wrong thing

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Can I see another example?

• Being Cool as a Cucumber means being very calm
  and relaxed even in a difficult situation

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Oh, I get it

• This is a humorous expression that is used when
  you found out someone else was thinking about the
  same thing as you were.

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Try these on your own

• You got ita couch potato. Its usually someone
  laying around a lot!!!
• Now try this one.

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Can you guess this one?

• Very good, its
• putting your foot in your mouth.
• It means that you said something you shouldnt
  have.

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This is a little more difficult

• Did you guess it? I bet you didits
• cats got your tongue.
• It means that you dont know what to say.

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See if you can figure these out.
On a ball
A dogs life
Proud as a peacock
Holy Cow
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Can you find some on your own?

• Get with a partner and see how many you can find.
• Remember to illustrate them
• Be creative