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Spill the Beans

Idioms: sayings that don't mean what they say

Lesson 7
Medium
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Date
Chef Polpetta

Picture it first. If the picture is silly, the idiom means something else.

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Tick the right meaning

aBreak the ice: start talking.Break the ice: smash a frozen pond.meaning
bIn hot water: having a bath.In hot water: in trouble.meaning
cHold your horses: go riding.Hold your horses: wait a moment.meaning
dSpill the beans: tell a secret.Spill the beans: make a mess.meaning
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Find the 3 mistakes

Marco was in hot water for breaking a plate. Lina was over the moon when her cake burnt. The new waiter broke the ice by sitting in silence. Gino said, "Hold your horses!" and rushed ahead. The homework was a piece of cake, so I finished early.
Two idioms are used correctly.
Write the corrections here
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Spill the Beans

Lesson 7 · Medium · side 2

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Now you write

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a Which idioms fit? I forgot my homework, so now I am …
Tick 2in hot waterin a pickleover the moona piece of cakeon cloud nine
Now write your own sentence:
b Which idioms fit? My team won the cup, so I am …
Tick 2over the moonon cloud nineunder the weatherin hot waterin a pickle
Now write your own sentence:
c Which idioms fit? The test was so easy, it was …
Tick 2a piece of cakea walk in the parka pain in the neckin hot waterunder the weather
Now write your own sentence:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

Nonna asked me to spill the beans! So I tipped the whole tin on the floor. Perfetto, no?

Tell Polpetta what spill the beans really means, then use it correctly in a sentence.
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