Literal language— the dictionary meaning; meant to be ...
Literal language— the dictionary meaning; meant to be taken word for word
Figurative language--- the meanings behind the words; meant to be taken as an idea
ex: Get off my back.
literal meaning-You are on my back, hands
clasped around my neck, and I want you off.
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figurative meaning- Stop bothering me.
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idioms- expressions having a meaning peculiar to the words used
Below is a list of idioms. Write the meaning of each idiom on the space to the right.
|kick the bucket | |
|toss your cookies | |
|screwed up | |
|pull yourself together | |
|eyes in the back of my head | |
|get something off my chest | |
|fly off the handle | |
|tickled pink | |
|bury the hatchet | |
|blinded by love | |
|bundle of joy | |
|eye on the prize | |
|turn over a new leaf | |
|pushing up daisies | |
|in a pickle | |
|rose colored glasses | |
|let sleeping dogs lie | |
|face the music | |
|cry over spilled milk | |
|wet behind the ears | |
|apple of my eye | |
|backseat driver | |
|I have a bone to pick with you | |
|off the hook | |
|rain check | |
|head in the sand | |
|knocking on the wrong door | |
|saved by the bell | |
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Mad as a Wet Hen! and Other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban
materials/idioms/idiom_7.html
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