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COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMSKate O’HalloranCOMMON ENGLISH IDIOMSKate O’Halloran Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsAnswer KeyTable of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivAnimals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Body Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Clothes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181iiiiii Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsAnswer KeyTable of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivAnimals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Body Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Clothes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181iiiiii Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing1as the crow fl iesas the crow fl iesThis phrase is usually used to give the distance from one place to another. Since crows don’t have to follow the road, or go around obstacles such as trees or buildings, they can fl y in a straight line. Thus, “as the crow fl ies” refers to the shortest distance between two points. Write a conversation between two people in which one asks the distance to a certain place. In answering, the second person should use the phrase “as the crow fl ies.”Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing1as the crow fl iesas the crow fl iesThis phrase is usually used to give the distance from one place to another. Since crows don’t have to follow the road, or go around obstacles such as trees or buildings, they can fl y in a straight line. Thus, “as the crow fl ies” refers to the shortest distance between two points. Write a conversation between two people in which one asks the distance to a certain place. In answering, the second person should use the phrase “as the crow fl ies.” Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing2big fi sh in a small pondbig fi sh in a small pondHave you ever seen a fi sh tank with a lot of small fi sh and one larger fi sh? That larger fi sh might seem big in the fi sh tank, but it’s really only a few inches long. If that fi sh were put in the ocean next to an even larger fi sh, it would seem quite small.The phrase “a big fi sh in a small pond” is used to describe someone who is important in a small community, but might not seem so important in a bigger community. Write a paragraph about a time when you’ve felt like a big fi sh in a small pond.Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing2big fi sh in a small pondbig fi sh in a small pondHave you ever seen a fi sh tank with a lot of small fi sh and one larger fi sh? That larger fi sh might seem big in the fi sh tank, but it’s really only a few inches long. If that fi sh were put in the ocean next to an even larger fi sh, it would seem quite small.The phrase “a big fi sh in a small pond” is used to describe someone who is important in a small community, but might not seem so important in a bigger community. Write a paragraph about a time when you’ve felt like a big fi sh in a small pond. Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing7777food for thoughtfood for thoughtThis phrase means that something is worth thinking about seriously. Figuratively, it means to give your brain something to “chew on,” such as when you have to make an important decision and have a lot to think about.Write a conversation between two people in which one person makes a suggestion. The other speaker should respond using the phrase “food for thought.”Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing7777food for thoughtfood for thoughtThis phrase means that something is worth thinking about seriously. Figuratively, it means to give your brain something to “chew on,” such as when you have to make an important decision and have a lot to think about.Write a conversation between two people in which one person makes a suggestion. The other speaker should respond using the phrase “food for thought.” Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing7878bear fruitbear fruitThis phrase means that something comes to a successful conclusion or produces something worthwhile. If something someone does “bears fruit,” it produces successful results.In the space below, write a paragraph about a project or task that would bear fruit.Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing7878bear fruitbear fruitThis phrase means that something comes to a successful conclusion or produces something worthwhile. If something someone does “bears fruit,” it produces successful results.In the space below, write a paragraph about a project or task that would bear fruit. Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing162162a breath of fresh aira breath of fresh airThis phrase means to take a fresh, new approach to something. Example: When I moved into my fi rst apartment, it was like a breath of fresh air compared to my cramped dorm room.In the space below, write about something that has been a breath of fresh air to you.Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing162162a breath of fresh aira breath of fresh airThis phrase means to take a fresh, new approach to something. Example: When I moved into my fi rst apartment, it was like a breath of fresh air compared to my cramped dorm room.In the space below, write about something that has been a breath of fresh air to you. Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing163163full of hot airfull of hot airThis phrase is used to describe someone who talks a lot or is very boastful, but who doesn’t seem to have any achievements to support all that talk. Write a conversation in which two people discuss someone who talks or boasts a lot. One of the speakers should use the phrase “full of hot air” to Describe the person. Example: My co-worker Dave is always talking about what a great skier he is, but every time I ask him to go skiing, he can’t go. I think he’s full of hot air.Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms© 2007 Walch Publishing163163full of hot airfull of hot airThis phrase is used to describe someone who talks a lot or is very boastful, but who doesn’t seem to have any achievements to support all that talk. Write a conversation in which two people discuss someone who talks or boasts a lot. One of the speakers should use the phrase “full of hot air” to Describe the person. Example: My co-worker Dave is always talking about what a great skier he is, but every time I ask him to go skiing, he can’t go. I think he’s full of hot air. . COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMSKate O’HalloranCOMMON ENGLISH IDIOMSKate O’Halloran Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsAnswer. 181iiiiii Daily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English IdiomsDaily Warm-Ups: Common English Idioms 2007 Walch Publishing1as the