Understanding Idioms in Text Messages: Middle and High School

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by onthegoslp

Price: 100 points or $1 USD

Subjects: speech

Grades: 7,8,9,10,11

Description: Understanding Idioms in Text Messages for Middle & High School Students! Featuring 25+ unique, and high frequency idioms. Read each text message exchange and identify what the idiom means, another context you may use this idiom, and an appropriate way to respond to the text message. Idioms Included: -Cut him some slack -Hang in there -Time flies when you’re having fun -So far so good -Getting out of hand -Call it a day -On a roll -Drawing a blank -Break a leg -Spill the beans -Better late than never -It’s raining cats and dogs -Under the weather -Beating around the bush -Break the ice -On top of the world -Sleep on it -The last straw -Let’s cross that bridge when we come to it -Your guess is as good as mine -Blessing in disguise -Get your act together -Let him off the hook -To make matters worse -To make a long story short -Ball is in their court