Squirrels hide nuts away to save them for the winter. If you squirrel something away, you hide it for a later time when you may need it.
Two. Squirr - eled.
I do believe you heard the idiom wrong. It's "apple of one's eyes." See the link below for the meaning.
This is not an idiom. It means just what it says. Temper: the personality and state of mind Genius: a person much more intelligent than the average
Yes, it is an adverbial phrase. The phrase "after all" is an idiom meaning "nevertheless."
Yes. A method of finding the number of syllables is putting your hand a centimeter away from your chin and saying the word out loud. The number of times your chin touches your hand is usually the number of syllables in that particular word.
Squirreled.
"Take you out in a box" is an idiom for "murder" in that you will be carried away in a coffin.
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That - 2010 Thump Squirreled Away 1-19 was released on: USA: 11 April 2011
"Bore away" is the past tense form of "bear away." To bear away means to "carry away" (the verb "to bear" meaning "to have" or "to carry"). It refers to removing something or someone from a particular situation.
A literal idiom is a phrase or expression that has a straightforward, concrete meaning that is different from its intended or idiomatic meaning. For example, "kick the bucket" is a literal idiom that means to physically kick a bucket, but its idiomatic meaning is to die.
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
Can you figure out the meaning literally? Then it's not an idiom. The person is saying that they didn't want to use force to move someone away from something.
Yes, because the longest 1 syllable word is screeched and squirreled is longer.
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.
The idiom "apple shiner" means the teacher's pet.
The meaning of the idiom in the pink of health means being in good health.
The idiom means impress someone is egg on