Idioms : Forms 1 - 3

Week 4

Shed crocodile tears
Meaning:
To shed false tears

When her aunt
passed away,
she shed crocodile
tears.

To build castles in
the air
Meaning:
To daydream

Sally is always building
castles in the air about
her marrying a prince.

        

To bell the cat
Meaning:
To attempt something
dangerous

Someone has to tell

the teacher that her 

son started the fire, 

but who will bell the 

cat?

        

To bury the hatchet
Meaning:
To forget past
quarrels

John and Jim
decided to bury
the hatchet and
become friends again.

To face the music
Meaning:
To accept
punishment

Roger has to
face the music
for playing truant 
in school.

        

To eat humble pie

Meaning:

act in a humble 

manner

Shawn had to eat 

humble pie when it 
was discovered that

he was the culprit

in the theft.