The document provides definitions for common English idioms by listing three potential meanings and asking the reader to pick the best one. It defines idioms such as "you crack me up" meaning to make someone laugh, "hit the books" meaning to study, and "that's a piece of cake" meaning something is easy.

1. IDIOMS

3. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
You crack me up
 You make me laugh
You hurt me
You woke me up

4. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
Hit the books
 Books are hard to hit
It’s time to study
It is better to hit books than people

5. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
To build castles in the air
To build something
To go to the beach
To daydream

6. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
To have a heart of gold
Someone is nice
Someone is sad
Someone is going to give you money

7. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
In one ear and out the other
I’m listening
I hear a sound on one side and then the
other
I’m not paying attention

8. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
Don’t let the cat out of the bag
Don’t let my cat escape
Don’t give away the surprise
The cat ran away

9. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
Hold your horses
Don’t let the horses run
Find the horses
Wait patiently

10. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
He’s a couch potato
He watches TV and is lazy
He likes potatoes
He found a potato on the couch

11. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
I have a sweet tooth
My tooth hurts
I have pretty teeth
I like sweets

12. What’s really being said? Pick the best
meaning
That’s a piece of cake
That’s easy
I like cake
There’s a piece of cake