Idioms - Worksheet 3
Grade 4•Vocabulary•Idioms
Aligned to: L.4.4
Idioms are expressions that mean something different from the literal words. Match each idiom to its meaning.
1.
Word Bank
once in a blue moon
very rarely
raining cats and dogs
raining very heavily
break the ice
to start a conversation in a social setting
break a leg
good luck (used before a performance)
cost an arm and a leg
very expensive
piece of cake
something very easy
let the cat out of the bag
to reveal a secret
hit the books
to study
under the weather
feeling sick
when pigs fly
something that will never happen
2.
I eat pizza once in a blue moon.
A.good luck (used before a performance)
B.very rarely
C.raining very heavily
D.to reveal a secret
3.
It was raining cats and dogs outside.
A.raining very heavily
B.feeling sick
C.something that will never happen
D.good luck (used before a performance)
4.
Tell a joke to break the ice at the party.
A.raining very heavily
B.feeling sick
C.something very easy
D.to start a conversation in a social setting
5.
Break a leg at your dance recital!
A.good luck (used before a performance)
B.to reveal a secret
C.to start a conversation in a social setting
D.very expensive
6.
That new phone costs an arm and a leg.
A.to reveal a secret
B.something that will never happen
C.something very easy
D.very expensive
7.
That test was a piece of cake!
A.something very easy
B.something that will never happen
C.to study
D.to reveal a secret
8.
She let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.
A.raining very heavily
B.very expensive
C.to reveal a secret
D.feeling sick
9.
I need to hit the books before the exam.
A.to reveal a secret
B.very expensive
C.something that will never happen
D.to study
10.
I'm feeling under the weather today.
A.feeling sick
B.to reveal a secret
C.raining very heavily
D.something that will never happen
11.
I'll clean my room when pigs fly!
A.very expensive
B.to reveal a secret
C.something that will never happen
D.to study