"It takes
courage to be creative; just as soon as you have a new idea,
you're in a minority of one." - E. Paul Torrancee
days that the t be
done is generally interrupted by someone doing it." - Elbert
Read
our original story that contains many idioms, or figures of speech,
about feet. All of the idioms are in quotation marks. Then try
our Idiom
Quiz
to see if you know what each idiom means.
It was Sunday
night and Allison was going to bed to "take the load off
her feet" when she "stopped dead in her tracks."
She remembered that her project was due the very next day. Since
this project was a major part of her grade, she knew that it
was going to have to "sweep her teacher off her feet."
Allison's
"feet flew" as she raced to her mom's room. She "threw
herself at her mother's feet" begging for help. Her mother
replied that sooner or later she would have to learn to "stand
on her own two feet." Allison knew that she had "gotten
off on the wrong foot" starting so late and that she would
have to "step on the gas" if she wanted to finish this
paper. Then she knew that next time a paper was assigned she
would have to "get her foot in the door" and "take
steps" to prevent this from happening again.
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Idiom
Quiz
See
if you know the meanings of these idioms from our story. Click
on the correct answer to check if you are right!
 ....1.
To take
the load off her feet means... |
a. to take off her shoes
|
b. to run really quickly |
c. to sit down and relax
|
d. to kick someone |
 ...2.
To stop dead in her tracks means... |
a. to die on a railroad track
|
b. to leave tracks in the mud |
c. to stop suddenly
|
d. to kill someone in a race |
 ..3. To sweep her teacher off
her feet means... |
a. to blow hard to make her fall
|
b. when a tornado destroys your
school |
c. to knock her over with a broom
|
d. to greatly impress her |
 ..4. When her feet flew means... |
a. she ran quickly
|
b. her feet grew wings and turned
into birds |
c. she stuck her feet out the window
of an airplane
|
d. she was wearing her new Air Jordans |
| ..5. To throw yourself at someone's
feet means... |
a. to trip over a rock and fall
|
b. to get down on your knees and
beg |
c. to smell someone's feet
|
d. to hurl someone across the room |
| .6. To stand on her own two
feet means... |
a. to learn how to walk.
|
b. to take responsibilities |
c. to jump up and down
|
d. to get rid of your crutches |
| .7. To get off on the wrong
foot means... |
a. to mess up on a dance step
|
b. to begin with a bad start |
c. to put your shoes on the wrong
feet
|
d. to sleep with your shoes on |
| .8. To step on the gas means...
|
a. to hurry
|
b. to drive over the speed limit |
c. to crush a gas can
|
d. to step in a puddle of gasoline |
| .9. To get her foot
in the door means... |
a. to use her foot as a doorstop
|
b. to slam the door on her foot |
c. to kick a hole in the door
|
d. to take the first step in a process |
| 10. To take steps means... |
a. to start to make plans
|
b. to start walking |
c. to try out your new tap shoes
|
d. to stomp really hard |
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