American Idioms

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To act one's age: : To act one's age:

Slide 3 : To behave in a more mature way. Frequently said to a child or teen. example. "Bill, stop acting like a child, it’s not your birthday! Act your age!"

To add fuel to the fire: : To add fuel to the fire:

Slide 5 : To make a bad problem even worse. Example, quit your job when you have not made the car payment.

To come away empty handed: : To come away empty handed:

Slide 7 : To return without anything. To expect to receive something but to end up receiving nothing. example. "The olympians wanted to win the gold medals but won no medals at all.”

At the crack of dawn: : At the crack of dawn:

Slide 9 : Right at dawn (when the sun comes up). "We got up from our bed and left home at the crack of dawn."