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Spill the Beans

Idioms: sayings that don't mean what they say

Lesson 7
Mild
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Chef Polpetta

An idiom is a saying. It does not mean what the words say. A piece of cake means easy!

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Tick the right meaning

aRaining cats and dogs: raining hard.Raining cats and dogs: pets falling.meaning
bA piece of cake: a pudding.A piece of cake: very easy.meaning
cOver the moon: very happy.Over the moon: in space.meaning
dUnder the weather: outside.Under the weather: feeling ill.meaning
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Find the 3 mistakes

Gino was over the moon because he lost his keys. The quiz was a piece of cake, so we all got full marks. Bruno was under the weather, so he ran a race. Nonna spilled the beans and kept the secret.
One idiom is used correctly. Leave it alone.
Write the corrections here
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Spill the Beans

Lesson 7 · Mild · side 2

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Now you write

☆☆☆
Word bankeasyhappyilltestwon
a Use a piece of cake in a sentence:
The spelling test was
b Use over the moon in a sentence:
When I won, I was
c Use under the weather in a sentence:
I felt
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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 Nonna really meant.
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