Let's solve this "Using Idioms" worksheet step by step. The goal is to
rewrite each plain sentence using an idiom from the
Idiom Bank provided.
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🔹 Idiom Bank (given):
- cut to the chase
- slap on the wrist
- under the weather
- raincheck
- bent over backwards
- bull in a china shop
- spitting image
- head in the clouds
- pulling my leg
- hit the hay
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Now, let’s go through each sentence and rewrite it using an appropriate idiom:
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1. Mrs. Campbell tried very hard to help me.
✔ Rewritten: Mrs. Campbell *bent over backwards* to help me.
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✔ Explanation: "Bent over backwards" means someone has made a great effort to help — perfect here.
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2. George is walking in a daze.
✔ Rewritten: George has his *head in the clouds*.
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✔ Explanation: "Head in the clouds" describes someone who is dreamy, not paying attention — matches “walking in a daze.”
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3. Emma is not feeling well.
✔ Rewritten: Emma is *under the weather*.
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✔ Explanation: "Under the weather" is a common idiom meaning feeling sick or unwell.
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4. Fred can't go to the movies today; he wants us to ask him another time.
✔ Rewritten: Fred can’t go to the movies today; he wants us to *raincheck*.
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✔ Explanation: "Raincheck" means to postpone something — like when a game is rained out and you get a later date.
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5. Wendy looks exactly like her older sister.
✔ Rewritten: Wendy is the *spitting image* of her older sister.
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✔ Explanation: "Spitting image" means someone looks exactly like another person.
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6. I'm tired, so I'm going to sleep.
✔ Rewritten: I’m tired, so I’m going to *hit the hay*.
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✔ Explanation: "Hit the hay" is a casual way of saying “go to bed.”
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7. Are you kidding me?
✔ Rewritten: Are you *pulling my leg*?
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✔ Explanation: "Pulling my leg" means joking or teasing someone — equivalent to “are you kidding?”
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8. Will you get to the point?
✔ Rewritten: Will you *cut to the chase*?
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✔ Explanation: "Cut to the chase" means to get to the main point without wasting time.
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✔ Final Answers:
1. Mrs. Campbell *bent over backwards* to help me.
2. George has his *head in the clouds*.
3. Emma is *under the weather*.
4. Fred can’t go to the movies today; he wants us to *raincheck*.
5. Wendy is the *spitting image* of her older sister.
6. I’m tired, so I’m going to *hit the hay*.
7. Are you *pulling my leg*?
8. Will you *cut to the chase*?
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of idiom worksheet 4th grade.
