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Idioms 2

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Let the cat out of the bagTo share information that was a secret
Make a long story shortCome to a point while leaving out details
Methods to my madnessThere is a reason why I am doing it this way
Miss the boatSomeone missed his or her chance
Not a spark of decencyNo manners
Not playing with a full deckSomeone who lacks intelligence
Off one's rockerCrazy, confused
On the ballWhen someone understands a situation well
Once in a blue moonHappens very rarely
Picture paints a thousand wordsA visual presentation that helps you better understand than words
Piece of cakeA job or activity that is easy
Pull wool over someone's eyesTo deceive someone into thinking well of you
See eye to eyeTo say that two or more people agree on something
Sit on the fenceWhen someone does not want to or can't make a decision
Speak of the devilWhen someone who you have been talking about arrives
Steal someone's thunderTo take credit for something someone else did
Take with a grain of saltDon't take what someone said very seriously
Taste of your own medicineWhen someting happens to you that you have done to someone else
To hear something straight from the horse's mouthTo hear something from the source
Whole nine yardsEverything, all of it
Wouldn't be caught deadWould never like to do someting
Your guess is as good as mineTo have no idea, do not know the answer


6th Grade Classes
Jewel Middle School
North Aurora, IL

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