Fun with Idioms

by Dana R. Arevalo, 

P.O.V. Contributing Writer

 

This past Thursday,  I attended my daughter's back to school night.  While my ex-husband and I decided to move her from a small, Catholic, private school to a large public school, she is now enjoying her new venture in middle school.  We had a rough time the first couple of days as expected because it was a large adjustment, yet completely worth the change.  In her literature class, we were given a small exercise, which I truly enjoyed.  We had to write the meaning of an idiom that the teacher assigned.  I was happy to find at a sixth grade level, they are beginning to learn how to utilize literary tools.  

 

We were given the phrase:  "She/he is at the end of their rope".  My ex-husband, not a native English speaker, has a rich vocabulary, however, he had no idea what idioms were.  I quickly told him to jot down that the given phrase  meant the person had no more ideas or options to complete a task, thought or idea.  My daughter wrote a small note, stating, "This will make your head hurt".  Teasingly, I responded,  "No, it's a piece of cake".  Another popular idiom.   

 

Let's have some fun with idioms.  I decided to design an idiom quiz, I would love participation from the audience!  I will post the answers as a response to this entry by next Wednesday (9/26).  

 

Enjoy the end of the week.  Have fun with this exercise!  

 

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