Watch The Idiomizer in Action!

Art by Lance Lekander
The Idiomizer: Callie Feels Confused
Meet The Idiomizer—the superhero who turns simple words into powerful idioms. These phrases unite words, like a team, to take on a whole new meaning.
From the September 2021 Issue
Featured Skill:
Vocabulary,
Callie Feels Confused
Lance Lekander
Ned: Hi, Callie! How are you doing?
Callie: Oh, Ned, it’s the first day of school. I’m feeling happy and nervous and excited and scared and . . .
Lance Lekander
This is a job for the Idiomizer!
The Idiomizer: I get it, Callie. You have mixed feelings. You’re all over the place. Your head is spinning.
Callie: That’s it!
Ned: It’s OK—we all feel that way today!
Your Turn!
Use your idiom power! Write a paragraph describing a time you felt the way Callie does. Include at least one of the idioms above.
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