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Idioms: Raining Cats and Dogs — Homework

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Idioms: Raining Cats and Dogs — Homework

Match or explain these common idioms.

  1. 1.What does "it costs an arm and a leg" mean?
  2. 2.Explain the literal picture and the real meaning of "spill the beans."
  3. 3.Write a short, silly two-sentence story taking one idiom completely literally, for humor.
  4. 4.Why is it useful to know common idioms even though they do not mean what the words literally say?
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