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Idioms

Match 15 common idioms to the correct meaning.

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pain in the necksomeone who bothers others
hair standing on endfrightened
gum up the worksto break
hold your horsesslow down; be patient
not my cup of teado not like it
out of sight, out of mindforget something when it is no longer seen
cat's got your tonguecannot speak
apple of my eyefavorite
chip on his shoulderalways seems angry
asleep at the switchnot paying attention
cut cornersshortcut
one-horse townvery small town
on edgeworried; nervous
read between the linesinfer what a person is not coming right out and saying
sleep on itthink about it for a day or so


Speech Pathologist
Paseo Verde Elementary School
Peoria, AZ

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