Idiom: eating out of your hand

Meaning: to have control of someone or a group

Example: Nate’s report was so interesting, the class was eating out of his hand.

Idiom: ace up your sleeve

Meaning: a special advantage that is not used until the very last moment

Example: Everyone thinks that Ethan will win the contest, but Nick has an ace up his sleeve.

Idiom: all ears

Meaning: ready to listen carefully

Example: When you’re ready to talk, I’m all ears.

Idiom: bark up the wrong tree

Meaning: to give attention or focus on the wrong thing

Example: If you think I took your candy, you are barking up the wrong tree.

Idiom: cry wolf

Meaning: to give a false alarm

Example: There was no fire. Zach was just crying wolf! .

Idiom: bury the hatchet

Meaning: to settle an argument or put the past behind you

Example: When we realized how silly we were acting, Olivia and I decided to bury the hatchet and be friends again.

Idiom: fair-weather friend

Meaning: someone who is a friend only when things are good

Example: While our pool was being cleaned, all of my fair-weather friends had better things to do than hang out with me.

Idiom: go fly a kite

Meaning: to tell someone to go away and stop bothering you

Example: Cam wanted to help her brother, but he told her to go fly a kite.

Idiom: off the hook

Meaning: to get out of something unpleasant

Example: Dillon thought he had to mow the lawn, but since it rained, he was off the hook.

Idiom: a piece of cake

Meaning: very easy

Example: Jenna thought the math test was a piece of cake after studying for three hours.

Idiom: time flies

Meaning: time pass by quickly

Example: Time flies when you are having fun.