"Knows
it all!" - contest - 5th grade
Thank you to all the students who took part in the "Knows it all!" contest.
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Idiomatic expressions
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Meaning
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Students that participate
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Who won
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1.
She falls
under Richard’s spell.
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2.
A penny for
your thoughts.
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3.
Be glued to something.
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4.
Christmas
comes but once a year.
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5.
She holds
her tongue.
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To refrain
from speaking; to refrain from saying something unpleasant.
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· João, 5thA Delete
· Alina, 5thA
· José, 5thA
· Inês Ferreira, 5thA
· Hanna, 5thA
· Luana, 5thB
· Rita, 5thA
· Maria Luísa, 5thB
· Virgílio, 5thB
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João, 5thA
Alina, 5thA
José, 5thA
Inês Ferreira, 5thA
Hanna, 5thA
Luana, 5thB
Rita, 5thA
Maria Luísa, 5thB
Virgílio, 5thB
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6.
He crosses his heart and hopes to die.
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To show that
what you have just said or promised is completely true or sincere
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José, 5.ºA
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Rita,
5.ºA
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Lidiane,
5.ºB
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João,
5.ºA
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Rita, 5.ºA
Lidiane, 5.ºB
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7.
I feel under the weather.
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To feel ill
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José, 5.ºA
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Inês
Ferreira, 5.ºA
· Lorena, 5.ºA
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Inês
Sequeira, 5.ºA
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Virgílio,
5.ºB
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Lidiane, 5.ºB
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João, 5.ºA
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Rita, 5.ºA
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Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA
Lorena, 5.ºA
Rita, 5.ºA
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8.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket!
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To make
everything dependent on only one thing; to place all one's resources in one
place, account, etc. (If the basket is dropped, all is lost.)
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Hanna, 5.ºA
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Rita, 5.ºA
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Tiago, 5.ºB
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Lidiane, 5.ºB
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Virgílio, 5.ºB
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Fernando, 5.ºB
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Aline, 5.ºA
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Catarina, 5.ºA
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José, 5.ºA
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João, 5.ºA
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Rita, 5.ºA
Lidiane, 5.ºB
Aline, 5.ºA
Catarina, 5.ºA
José, 5.ºA
João, 5.ºA
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9.
Don’t worry! Let the dust settle.
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If the dust settles after
an argument, a problem, or an event which has caused a lot of changes, the
situation becomes calmer
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Virgílio, 5.ºB
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Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA
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Rita,
5.ºA
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Tomás,
5.ºA
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Lidiane,
5.ºB
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Marta,
5.ºA
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Fernando,
5.ºB
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Catarina, 5ºA
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Leonardo, 5.ºB
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José, 5.ºA
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Mariana, 5.ºB
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João, 5.ºA
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Luis Fernandes, 5.ºB
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Maria,
5.ºB
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Luana, 5.ºB
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Virgílio, 5.ºB
Inês
Ferreira, 5.ºA
Rita, 5.ºA
Tomás, 5.ºA
Lidiane, 5.ºB
Marta, 5.ºA
Fernando, 5.ºB
Catarina, 5ºA
Leonardo, 5.ºB
José, 5.ºA
Mariana, 5.ºB
João, 5.ºA
Luis Fernandes, 5.ºB
Maria, 5.ºB
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10. Let it take root.
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If an idea,
belief, or system takes root somewhere, it starts to be accepted or
established there
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João, 5.ºA
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Tomás, 5.ºA
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Catarina, 5.ºA
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José
Tomás, 5.ºA
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Lidiane, 5.ºB
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Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA
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Virgílio, 5.ºB
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Luana, 5.ºB
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Manuel, 5.ºA
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Tomás, 5.ºA
Catarina, 5.ºA
Lidiane, 5.ºB
Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA
Manuel, 5.ºA
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11. Just bring
home that idea.
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To make something more clearly understood
Usage notes: usually said about something that is difficult or unpleasant
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Catarina, 5.ºA
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José, 5.ºA
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Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA
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Tomás, 5.ºA
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Inês Sequeira,
5.ºA
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Lidiane, 5.ºB
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Catarina, 5.ºA
Lidiane Dias, 5.ºB
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12. That is worth
its weight in gold.
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To be
extremely useful or valuable
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Catarina, 5.ºA
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José, 5.ºA
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Tomás, 5.ºA
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Inês Sequeira, 5.ºA
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Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA
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Manuel, 5.ºA
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Catarina, 5.ºA
José, 5.ºA
Tomás,
5.ºA
Inês Sequeira,
5.ºA
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13. They got
hitched yesterday.
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Take in
marriage
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Catarina, 5.ºA
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José,
5.ºA
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Inês
Ferreira, 5.ºA
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Manuel, 5.ºA
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Catarina,
5.ºA
José, 5.ºA
Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA
Manuel, 5.ºA
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