These are cards used together with the Idiom Lesson Plan.

1. hit the sack
Definition: to go to bed
Detective Cindy had snooped around all day
so he decided to hit the sack early to get
some much needed rest.
dark horse
Definition: a person or thing about whom
little is known that unexpectedly becomes
famous or successful, especially in a contest
Example: Though she looked thin and frail,
she emerged as the dark horse of the
contest.
flirt with death
Definition: putting oneself in risky or
dangerous situations
Eample: Walking home alone at night in a
dangerous city is flirting with death.
canned
Definition: to be fired from work/lose one’s
job
Example: After Alyza was caught stealing at
the office, she was canned by her boss.
nose around
Definition: to look around or search for
information
Example: Jessie was nosing around my house
yesterday. He must think I’m a suspect.
fishy
Definition: to think that something is
suspicious, dishonest or not quite right
Example: The house had no lights on at night
for five straight days. This made Lev think
something fishy was going on.
ride shotgun
Definition: sitting on the front seat of a car
Example: Kent rode shotgun because he was
uncomfortable sitting at the back by himself.
see eye to eye
Definition: when two or more people agree
on something
Example: Max and Nina are best friends
because they see eye to eye on most things.

2. kick the bucket
Definition: to die or pass away
Example: He was way too young to have
kicked the bucket.
hit the nail on the
head
Definition: do or say something exactly right
Example: Christopher hit the nail on the
head in the essay and got high marks.
chalk up to
Definition: To say that x is caused by y
Example: All the people who had diarrhea
chalked it up to eating spaghetti at the party.
hear on the
grapevine
Definition: to hear rumors about someone or
something
Example: I heard it on the grapevine that the
old mansion is haunted by a ghost.
hot potato
Definition: an issue that many people are
discussing and disagreeing about
Example: The allegation of corruption
against VP Binay is a hot potato right now.
up [person’s] alley
Definition: in line with a person’s interests or
expertise
Sentence: Tim likes to doodle all the time so
the comic strip challenge is right up his alley.