{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/la-idioms-easy",
 "id": "la-idioms-easy",
 "title": "Idioms: Everyday Sayings",
 "category": "language-arts",
 "subject": "English",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8"
 ],
 "description": "Common idioms and what they really mean.",
 "tags": [
  "idioms",
  "figurative language"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Idiom",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "a piece of cake",
   "Very easy"
  ],
  [
   "break the ice",
   "Start a friendly conversation"
  ],
  [
   "under the weather",
   "Feeling a bit sick"
  ],
  [
   "once in a blue moon",
   "Very rarely"
  ],
  [
   "spill the beans",
   "Tell a secret"
  ],
  [
   "hit the hay",
   "Go to bed"
  ],
  [
   "cost an arm and a leg",
   "Be very expensive"
  ],
  [
   "let the cat out of the bag",
   "Tell a secret by accident"
  ],
  [
   "raining cats and dogs",
   "Raining very hard"
  ],
  [
   "the ball is in your court",
   "It is your turn to act"
  ],
  [
   "bite the bullet",
   "Face something hard bravely"
  ],
  [
   "cut corners",
   "Do a job badly to save time or money"
  ],
  [
   "pull someone's leg",
   "Tease someone as a joke"
  ],
  [
   "hold your horses",
   "Wait and be patient"
  ],
  [
   "sit on the fence",
   "Not choose a side"
  ],
  [
   "the last straw",
   "The final problem that makes you lose patience"
  ],
  [
   "actions speak louder than words",
   "What you do matters more than what you say"
  ],
  [
   "barking up the wrong tree",
   "Making a wrong choice"
  ],
  [
   "beat around the bush",
   "Avoid getting to the point"
  ],
  [
   "best of both worlds",
   "Getting two good things at once"
  ],
  [
   "burn the midnight oil",
   "Work late into the night"
  ],
  [
   "call it a day",
   "Stop working"
  ],
  [
   "cry over spilled milk",
   "Be upset over something that cannot be changed"
  ],
  [
   "cut the mustard",
   "Be good enough"
  ],
  [
   "don't count your chickens",
   "Don't count on something before it happens"
  ],
  [
   "get out of hand",
   "Become hard to control"
  ],
  [
   "give the cold shoulder",
   "Ignore on purpose"
  ],
  [
   "go the extra mile",
   "Do more than is needed"
  ],
  [
   "hit the nail on the head",
   "Be exactly right"
  ],
  [
   "in hot water",
   "In trouble"
  ],
  [
   "jump on the bandwagon",
   "Join a popular trend"
  ],
  [
   "keep an eye on",
   "Watch carefully"
  ],
  [
   "let sleeping dogs lie",
   "Leave a problem alone"
  ],
  [
   "make a long story short",
   "Tell it quickly"
  ],
  [
   "miss the boat",
   "Miss a chance"
  ],
  [
   "on cloud nine",
   "Very happy"
  ],
  [
   "out of the blue",
   "Suddenly and unexpectedly"
  ],
  [
   "play it by ear",
   "Decide as things happen"
  ],
  [
   "put your foot in your mouth",
   "Say something embarrassing"
  ],
  [
   "read between the lines",
   "Find the hidden meaning"
  ],
  [
   "rule of thumb",
   "A rough guide"
  ],
  [
   "see eye to eye",
   "Agree"
  ],
  [
   "sit tight",
   "Wait where you are"
  ],
  [
   "speak of the devil",
   "The person we were talking about just showed up"
  ],
  [
   "steal the show",
   "Get all the attention"
  ],
  [
   "take it with a grain of salt",
   "Don't believe it completely"
  ],
  [
   "the whole nine yards",
   "Everything"
  ],
  [
   "throw in the towel",
   "Give up"
  ],
  [
   "time flies",
   "Time passes quickly"
  ],
  [
   "tip of the iceberg",
   "Only a small visible part of a bigger problem"
  ],
  [
   "under your nose",
   "Right in front of you"
  ],
  [
   "walk on eggshells",
   "Be very careful not to upset someone"
  ],
  [
   "when pigs fly",
   "Never"
  ],
  [
   "you can't judge a book by its cover",
   "Looks do not show what something is really like"
  ],
  [
   "zip your lip",
   "Stay quiet"
  ],
  [
   "butterflies in your stomach",
   "Feeling nervous"
  ],
  [
   "chip on your shoulder",
   "Holding a grudge"
  ],
  [
   "cold feet",
   "Sudden nervousness before doing something"
  ],
  [
   "fish out of water",
   "Someone in an unfamiliar place"
  ],
  [
   "get a taste of your own medicine",
   "Be treated the way you treat others"
  ],
  [
   "head in the clouds",
   "Daydreaming"
  ],
  [
   "in the doghouse",
   "In trouble with someone"
  ],
  [
   "leave no stone unturned",
   "Try every possible way"
  ],
  [
   "lend a hand",
   "Help"
  ],
  [
   "piece of work",
   "A difficult or strange person"
  ],
  [
   "pig out",
   "Eat too much"
  ],
  [
   "saved by the bell",
   "Rescued just in time"
  ],
  [
   "sick as a dog",
   "Very ill"
  ],
  [
   "the apple of my eye",
   "Someone very dear"
  ],
  [
   "two peas in a pod",
   "Very much alike"
  ],
  [
   "up in the air",
   "Not decided yet"
  ],
  [
   "wild goose chase",
   "A useless search"
  ]
 ]
}