Say What?

For one of my ESL classes we had to do a group presentation.  Our group did a presentation on idioms and slang and their importance/use in language, and some ideas about how to teach idioms.  Here's a little scenario that Michelle - a first grade teacher - put together as our opener.  I thought it was rather clever.

An Idiomatic Tale of Two Bachelors

1: What's shakin'?

2: Oh man, I've got a doozy.  I asked Melissa to tie the know.

1: Are you pulling my leg?

2: I'm not joshing you, and she's the spitting image of Audrey Hepburn.

1: Hot dog, that's over the top!

2: Yeah, I had to eighty-six Brittany.  She was always chewing me out, said I wasn't playing with a full deck.

1: C'mon, you were head over heels for her!

2: Naw - she's used to living high on the hog, and you know that since I've hit the books my nest egg has gone to hell in a handbasket.

1: Well, break a leg buddy.

2: What?  You got a chip on your shoulder?

1: It's just that...

2: Stop beating around the bush and spit it out.  Cat got your tongue?

1: It's just that I smell something fishy.  i know you're chomping at the bit, but I think you should hold your horses.

2: Com again?

1: Keep your shirt on, man.  I don't want to let the cat out of the bag, but she's a loose cannon.  She'll pull a fast one on you, and you're turning a blind eye.

2: But I"m on cloud nine.  You think maybe I shouldn't wear my heart on my sleeve?

1: Yeah, because with her, still waters run deep, and you can't always judge  book by its cover.

2: I guess we're on the same page.  it's not like I'm in a race against the clock.

1: Yeah, time is on your side.  You know, girls like her are a dime a dozen, and you, man, are the cat's pajamas.

2: Wow, I really dodged a bullet this time.  Thanks for keeping an eye on me.

1: We could talk about your girlfriends 'til the cows come home, but it's like beating a dead horse.  Let's pig out instead.

2: Then I've gotta hit the sack.  Gonna put my nose to the grindstone tomorrow.

1: You crack me up - the way you lose your head over a pretty face.