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Idioms - 7th grade

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  • "Fly on the Wall" means ...
    means that you would like to see or hear what happens in a situation
  • "Music to my Ears" means ...
    Hearing great news.
  • "Fan the Flames" means ...
    Intensify or stir up a situation.
  • "Buckle Down" means ...
    To start working hard or being serious.
  • "Haste Makes Waste" means ...
    doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, materials, etc., being wasted.
  • "Grasping at Straws" means ...
    an attempt to succeed (like in an argument) when nothing you choose is likely to work.
  • "Spread Yourself too Thin" means ...
    You are doing too much, or have too much to do and can't get it all done.
  • "Cut a rug" means ...
    To dance really well.
  • "Cold Shoulder" means ...
    To ignore someone.
  • "Penny Pincher" means ...
    Someone who likes to save or keep their money.
  • "Breathing Room" means ...
    sufficient room to move and breathe comfortably.
  • "Bite off more than you can chew" means ...
    To take on more that you can handle.
  • "Drop of a Hat" means ...
    Immediately, without delay
  • "A Nail Biter" means ...
    A close contest that makes you nervous or anxious.
  • "Dig Your Heels In" means ...
    stubbornly resist something or refuse to change.
  • "Dark Horse" means ...
    Someone who is unexpected wins the race or contest.
  • "Chop chop" means ...
    To do something quickly or to hurry up.
  • "Go overboard" means ...
    To do or say too much.
  • "Blowing your own horn" means ...
    Talking about your own successes and skills - bragging.
  • "Bite my Tongue" means ...
    To keep quiet about something.
  • "Get out of town" means ...
    A saying used when you are surprised or find it hard to believe what someone says or does.
  • "Fight Tooth and Nail" means ...
    You fight hard and do your best to win - don't give up.
  • "Dog Eat Dog" means ...
    Fierce competition in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed.
  • "In a nutshell" means ...
    To explain something briefly without a lot of details.
  • "Shell Out" means ...
    Having to pay out a lot of money.
  • "Straight From the Horse's Mouth" means ...
    You got the information from a reliable source, or the best authority.
  • "Turn Over a New Leaf" means ...
    To change your behavior in a positive way.
  • "Night owl" means ...
    Someone who likes to stay up very late.
  • "Know the Ropes" means ...
    you know how a particular job or task should be done
  • "Hit a wall" means ...
    reach point where you cannot make progress.
  • "Sharp Cookie" means ...
    someone who is intelligent, bright, or sharp
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