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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs
You’ve hit the nail on the head

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Metaphors
You’re winding me up
You’re annoying me
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He flew up the stairs

He rushed up the stairs
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Metaphors
He had egg on his face

He did something to
make himself look silly
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The bread and butter

The essentials
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Metaphors
Splitting hairs
Being very precise
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You took the words right

out of my mouth
You said what I

was going to say
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Metaphors
It’s pouring down

It’s raining really hard

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I was like a dog with two tails

I was really happy

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Metaphors
Put yourself in my shoes

Try to look at things

from my point of view
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To be under somebody’s thumb

To always do what somebody says
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Metaphors
The ball’s in your court

It’s your turn to do something
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He knows it inside out

He knows it very well
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Metaphors
He ran around like

a headless chicken
He had no control
over the situation
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Keep your eyes peeled

Look out very carefully
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Metaphors
To open a can of worms

To do something that will

cause future problems
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Set the cat among the pigeons

Disturb a peaceful situation
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Instructions and
Statements
People on the autistic spectrum tend to leap straight to the most logical interpre-
tation of an instruction or statement, even if it doesn’t make any sense, whereas
neurotypical people remember the meaning that is relevant to the situation.
When the teacher told me to ‘Pull my socks up’ and I did so, I was told off for
being rude and cheeky, yet I’d done nothing wrong! (At least, I’d done nothing
deliberately wrong.) I’ve also had problems at school with ‘Belt up,’ ‘Wipe that grin
off your face’ and ‘You’d better sharpen your pencil.’ So how do I remember these
for next time? Easy – draw a picture of them.
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Take a seat
Sit down
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Instructions and Statements
Hang on!
Wait!
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Don’t rub it in
Don’t keep going on about it
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Keep your eye on it

Pay a lot of attention to it

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To put your foot down

To say enough’s enough
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Cut it out!
Stop it!
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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs

You’ve hit the nail on the head

You’ve got it exactly right

He flew up the stairs

He rushed up the stairs

He had egg on his face

The bread and butter

Being very precise

You took the words right

You said what I

It’s pouring down

It’s raining really hard

I was like a dog with two tails

I was really happy

Put yourself in my shoes

Try to look at things

To be under somebody’s thumb

To always do what somebody says

The ball’s in your court

It’s your turn to do something

He knows it inside out

He knows it very well

He ran around like

Keep your eyes peeled

Look out very carefully

To open a can of worms

To do something that will

Set the cat among the pigeons

Disturb a peaceful situation

Don’t keep going on about it

Keep your eye on it

Pay a lot of attention to it

To put your foot down

To say enough’s enough

Raising Martians – from Crash-landing to Leaving Home

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