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Idioms

Read the sentences and try to guess the meaning of the idioms.

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1. Wow ! It's raining cats and dogs today ! I wish I'd brought my umbrella to school ! (it's raining cats and dogs) ==>

2. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow ! (she had a cow) ==>

3. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today ? Susan: Oh, a little birdie told me ! (a little birdie told me) ==>

4. Frank: Why didn't your brother ride the roller coaster with us ? Sam: Oh, he's such a scaredy cat ! He won't get on any fast ride. (a scaredy cat) ==>

5. I had never learned how to use a computer, so I lost my job to a new employee. (It's a dog-eat-dog world.) ==>

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