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U2MeandUncleVocabIdioms Matching

An IDIOM is an expression of figurative language. The words mean something different than the literal meaning of the words.

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A dime a dozensomething that is easy to get
A drop in the bucketa very small part of something much larger
A penny saved is a penny earnedBy not spending money you are saving money
A piece of cakesomething very easy to do
A toss upit could go either way
Actions speak louder than wordsDoing something is more important than just talking about doing it
Adding fuel to the firedoing something that makes a bad situation worse
We're all in the same boateveryone is facing the same challenge
It cost an arm and a legsomething that was very expensive
All Greek to mecan't understand what it means
An axe to grinda dispute you're having with someone
Apple of my eyesomeone you cherish
At the drop of a hatsomeone willing to do something with short notice
Back to Square Onestarting over
Barking up the wrong treea mistake you are making thinking about the something
Bend over backwardstrying very, very hard
Bite off more than you can chewtaking on too big a task
Bite your tonguetry not to say something
Once in a blue moonsomething that very rarely happened
Chew something outyell at someone

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