Christina TP CIES #5 Idioms

I found a great website that's helpful for teaching a few idioms:

http://www.stickyball.net/idioms.html

I used a couple of their worksheet to explain some phrases that we use that don't always translate literally. We went through all of the meanings and then I gave her different scenarios and asked her when idiom would fit with which. A few examples that they had were:

Back to square one

-      start over; back to the beginning

Bark up the wrong tree

-      Looking for information in the wrong place; asking the wrong person

Be careful what you wish for

-  When you wish (or hope) for something, it may not be as good as you think – there may be negative consequences that you hadn’t thought of.
  

Break a leg!

-      This is a (funny) way to say “Good luck” – we usually say it to someone before a performance or contest