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1. Wow ! It's raining cats and dogs today ! I wish I'd brought my umbrella to school ! (it's raining cats and dogs) ==> I forgot my umbrella todayCats and dogs are falling from the sky.It's raining heavily
2. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow ! (she had a cow) ==> My mom is really strangeMy mom bought a baby cowMy mom was really upset.
3. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today ? Susan: Oh, a little birdie told me ! (a little birdie told me) ==> Jean told Susan it was her birthdaySusan told Jean it was her birthday.An unnamed person told Susan about Jean's birthday.
4. Frank: Why didn't your brother ride the roller coaster with us ? Sam: Oh, he's such a scaredy cat ! He won't get on any fast ride. (a scaredy cat) ==> Sam's brother didn't go to the roller coasterSam's brother is a catSam's brother is afraid to ride the roller coaster.
5. I had never learned how to use a computer, so I lost my job to a new employee. (It's a dog-eat-dog world.) ==> Dogs like to eat dogs for lunchOnly the strong or the best survive.Dogs are eating dogs at the office