Let’s solve this step by step.
First, we’ll match each idiom with its correct meaning from the list on the right.
1.
Back to square one → This means you have to start over. So it matches:
back to the beginning
2.
Raining cats and dogs → This is a classic idiom for heavy rain. Matches:
a heavy downpour
3.
Bite your tongue → Means to stop yourself from speaking. Matches:
to avoid talking
4.
Drag your feet → Means to move slowly or delay doing something. Matches:
to move slowly
5.
A slap on the wrist → A very light punishment. Matches:
a mild punishment
6.
Add fuel to the fire → Makes a bad situation worse. Matches:
making a bad situation worst
7.
Burn the midnight oil → Studying or working late into the night. Matches:
to study long and hard
8.
A taste of your own medicine → When someone treats you the same way you treated them. Matches:
to be treated as you treat others
9.
An axe to grind → Having a personal reason to argue or complain about something. Matches:
to have a dispute with someone
10.
Chew someone out → To scold or yell at someone angrily. Matches:
verbally scold someone
11.
Cock and bull story → A made-up, unbelievable story. Matches:
an unbelievable tale
Now, let’s write the meanings for the idioms used in sentences:
1. “Sarah and John set a date to tie the knot.”
→ “Tie the knot” means to get married.
2. “My baby sister is the apple of my eye.”
→ “Apple of my eye” means someone you love and cherish deeply.
3. “After the team lost the game, they were down in the dumps.”
→ “Down in the dumps” means feeling sad or depressed.
Final Answer:
Matching:
1. Back to square one — back to the beginning
2. Raining cats and dogs — a heavy downpour
3. Bite your tongue — to avoid talking
4. Drag your feet — to move slowly
5. A slap on the wrist — a mild punishment
6. Add fuel to the fire — making a bad situation worst
7. Burn the midnight oil — to study long and hard
8. A taste of your own medicine — to be treated as you treat others
9. An axe to grind — to have a dispute with someone
10. Chew someone out — verbally scold someone
11. Cock and bull story — an unbelievable tale
Sentence meanings:
1. to get married
2. someone you love and cherish deeply
3. feeling sad or depressed
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of idioms in passages for grade 6.
