The Foil of Luis and Lorenzo
Luis and Lorenzo's eyes were fixed like lasers on the television screen in the darkened basement, where they were engaged in a video game battle
of Lords of Xander. The teenage boys were so intent on trying to eliminate each other that when their mother turned on the lights, the sudden glare
made them momentarily squint, but they remained focused.
Mrs. Dias sighed as she looked at the shoes, books, athletic gear, and clothes haphazardly strewn on the floor, and said, "This is an accident
waiting to happen. You two need to clean up your mess this evening so the rest of the family can use this room."
Luis said distractedly, "We will, Mom, right after we finish this game."
"I hate to rain on your parade, guys, but it's time to eat dinner, and you need to pause the game."
"What are we having for dinner?" Lorenzo asked his mother, without looking away from the entrancing television screen.
"Pizza and wings," she replied. The boys promptly stopped their video game and ran up the stairs, but when they arrived in the dining room, they
saw bowls of steaming rice and broccoli and a plate of roasted chicken.
"Mom, where's the pizza?" Luis asked exasperatedly, waving his hands at the table as if that would make the pizza materialize.
"Oh, that it was the ace up my sleeve, because I needed to get you up here on my timeline, not yours, since I have to pick up your dad from the
airport in an hour. I promise you that there's ice cream for desert-if you wash the dishes," Mrs. Dias said.
Based on the context of the passage, match each idiom to its meaning.
rain on your parade
the ace up my sleeve
an accident waiting to happen
Meaning
Idiom
a potentially perilous situation
to put an end to fun
a piece of information used to advantage
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