Idiom Collection

An idiom is an accepted phrase having a meaning other than the literal. "Skating on thin ice" and "a blind alley" are two common examples. Idioms are a fun, playful part of language.

Don't break my heart by leaving without adding one to our collection! When you're done here, learn the Idiom of the Day from across the pond. For the new school year, now you can search and add comments to idioms!

• Stop driving me up a wall! - Amy C. from Ranchview school, Naperville, Il. 1999-11-28
• emotion clouds your judgment - NervousEnergy 1999-11-28
• Beats me! - Jessica H. 1999-11-27
• You can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. - Phyllis Cavallaro 1999-11-25
• Your head is as hard as a stone - Risa Guercio 1999-11-25
• There is a fork in the road - Ryan Lavelle 1999-11-23
• As Hungry as a Horse - Jeanne-Marie Laiche from St.Dominic School New Orleans Louisana 1999-11-23
• You woke up on the wrong side of the bed. - Chris Welker 1999-11-23
• Were fixing to leave - Zack Gelpi from St.Dominic School New Orleans Louisana 1999-11-23
• She has a frog in her throat. - Mallory Eagan 1999-11-23
• It's raining cats and dogs. - Melissa Hardouin 1999-11-23
• Hit the road ! Jack! - Natasha Windmann from St. Dominic school New Orleans, Louisiana 1999-11-23
• Hit The Road - Gia Virgadamo 1999-11-22
• A fish out of water - Justin Graff from Saint Dominic School New Orleans, LA 1999-11-22
• You're as slow as molasses - Lauren Brumfield 1999-11-22
• Kick the Bucket - Tony Caruso 1999-11-22
• The Quarterback was in the shotgun - Gregory Gary 1999-11-22
• Kill two birds with one stone - Ryan Guercio 1999-11-22
• Leave someone high and dry - Kori from Belzer MS, Indianapolis, IN 1999-11-21
• Way to go!! - Jowie 11/17/99 1999-11-17
• You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. - Ashley McGuire/ Wilbur Wright Middle School 1999-11-14
• You aren't the sharpest tool in the shed. - Kyle 1999-11-13
• to have a skeleton in the cupboard - humra from karachi 1999-11-09
• A bird in your hand is worth two in the bush - k. Jarman, Delevan, CA 1999-11-09
• Out to sea without a paddle - K. Jarman, Delevan, CA 1999-11-09
• Three sheets to the wind - K. Jarman, Delevan, CA 1999-11-09
• You can catch more flies with honey - K. Jarman, Delevan, CA 1999-11-09
• Birds of a feather stick together - K. Jarman, Delevan, CA 1999-11-09
• Straight from the horses mouth - K. Jarman, Delevan, CA 1999-11-09 (1)
• Something is rotten in Denmark - K. Jarman, Delevan, CA 1999-11-09 (1)
• When in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout! - phil 11/8/99 1999-11-08
• He killed two birds with one stone! - Jackie Walker, Hey!!!! I miss you guys here in NC!!!!! 1999-11-08
• BLOWIN' SMOKE - HEAVY 1999-11-07
• i was born at night but not last night! - tezra bryant 1999-11-07
• THAT'S AS FUNNY AS A SCREEN DOOR ON A SUBMARINE - HEAVY 1999-11-07
• one short of a sixpack - Hazel H. from Midland Freshman High School 1999-11-04
• That's one for the books! - Via Cooper from CSU Fresno 1999-11-01
• you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him eat mashed potatoes - David Vest 1999-10-31
• "He's green with envy" - Sunny C. from T.K.Gorman,Tyler,Texas 1999-10-28
• Dude! - Joel Ortiz 1999-10-27
• as plain as the nose on your face - Fay Tacker 1999-10-27
• They were in hot water - Maria 1999-10-26
• It was so hard (difficult), it was like standing on your head and stacking greasy B B's. - Fran L., School of Hard Knocks (idiom or pun?) 1999-10-26
• Take a chill pill! - Grant B. 1999-10-26
• Busier than a one legged man in a kicking contest. - Heather G. from Kenny Lake, Alaska 1999-10-26
• Bob's your uncle - Joshua Neuberger 1999-10-24
• Box of birds - Daniel Neuberger 1999-10-24
• You're as welcome as the flowers in May - Patrick Ireland from Longview Texas 1999-10-20
• You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. - Alex S. from Colfax Elementary, CA 1999-10-20
• I feel like putting my head in a bucket three times and pulling it out twice. - Linda from Longview Texas 1999-10-20
• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. - Chinthaka Weerappuli from Doherty School 1999-10-12 (1)
• LETS BE LIKE A LIBRARY AND BOOK. :) - Katia D. Russian-American Christian University 1999-10-12
• My bad - Katia D, Russian-American Christian University 1999-10-12
• to beat a path to someone's door - 1999-10-11
• Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die. - Ismael YSMAEL from Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija 1999-10-09
• All in the kool- Aid and don't know the flavor - Ozzie M. 1999-10-06
• He or She is getting paid under the table - Andrew H., School of Hard Knocks, Cleveland, OH 1999-10-06
• Too Many Cooks Spoiled The Soup - Andrew H., School of Hard Knocks, Cleveland, OH 1999-10-06
• He or She got you told - Andrew H., School of Hard Knocks, Cleveland, OH 1999-10-06
• A hard head makes a soft behind - Andrew H., School of Hard Knocks, Cleveland, OH 1999-10-06
• You killed the cat. - Ozzie M. From C.A.M.S Carson C.A 1999-10-06
• tear up an anvil with a feather duster - Jason 1999-09-30
• about 11 eggs shy of a dozen - Jason 1999-09-30
• Couldn't find his way out of a wet paper bag - jason pierce, VT, blacksburg, va 1999-09-30
• Too many irons in the fire - jason, 1999-09-30
• Left holding the bag - HARI Raman skaggs school Plano Texas 1999-09-29
• HE HAS A FINGER IN EVERY PIE - KATELYNN SZYMANSKI 1999-09-27
• we've got an hour or two to kill - Katie from Howard Bishop Middle School, Gainesville, FL 1999-09-26
• whatever turns you on - Katie from Howard Bishop Middle School, Gainesville, FL 1999-09-26
• my mother always says "I'm madder than forty acres of hell" - angela from The School of Life..anywhere u.s.a. 1999-09-23
• As old as dirt! - Linda G. from work 1999-09-22
• "Don't let the bed bugs bite." - Bailey F. from anderson middle school 1999-09-20
• whatever floats your boat - dia, from marcus high, dallas 1999-09-20
• My grandma can run faster than you - "Elisa G. from public school, brooklyn new york" 1999-09-16
• A stitch in time saves nine - Stephanie Rubio 1999-09-15
• Hanging Time - Yenny Arteaga 1999-09-15
• I am merely the messenger. Don't kill the messenger! - David C. Johnson from Mt. San Antonio College 1999-09-14
• HIT THE ROAD!!! - IDIOM FAN FROM ST.Rose junior high school, edmonton, Alta 1999-09-13
• curiosity killed the cat - Kandace Ortega Courreges school F.V. Calif 1999-09-13 (1)
• Thrown out of gear - Anna from Ibn Seena High School 1999-09-11
• kicked the bucket - nitya sankar from india/ahmedabad 1999-09-03
• Like the pot calling the kettle black. - Tom Cooke 1999-08-20 (1)
• as thick as thieves - diane 1999-07-22
• You're "Two sheets to the wind." - Michele Previte, Montclair, NJ 1999-07-03 (1)
• prick up ones ear - Daniel Chan Waikowhai Intermediate Auckland New Zealand 1999-05-17
• "She'd bite off her nose just to spite her face" - Mindy Hagerman 1999-05-17
• Waste one's breath - Daniel Chan Waikowhai Intermediate Auckland New Zealand 1999-05-17
• Make like a bee and "BUZZZ OFF" - Danai M.L.Brown 1999-05-15
• DON'T DO DAT , DON'T DO DAT - Joe Davis 1999-05-15
• If you feel froggy "JUMP" - Joe Davis 1999-05-15
• QUESTION: origin of "Life of Reilly" - jan malloy (educational asst.) mayfield high school-hearing impaired program 1999-05-11 (3)
• Prick up ones ear - Daniel Chan Waikowhai Intermiate (the best) Auckland New Zealand 1999-05-09
• That's a different kettle of fish - Daniel Chan Waikowhai Intermediate (the bees knees) Auckland New Zealand 1999-05-09
• add fuel to the fire - Daniel Chan Waikowhai Intermediate (better than Pine Crest School) Auckland New Zealand 1999-05-09
• Don't get your knickers all in a twist! - Pam Deane, University of Maryland 1999-05-03
• The bees knees - Daniel Chan from Waikowhai Intermediate (The BEST school), Auckland, New Zealand 1999-04-27
• It's not my cup of tea - Sharron Reeves from Big Mountain High 1999-04-25
• I'm as full as a doctor's wallet - beth 1999-04-20
• DA MAN - Bhanu Trehan from Robertsville School, Morganville, New Jersey 1999-03-20
• Take it easy. - Evren Aktas from Bogazici University,Turkey 1999-02-26

Special thanks to early supporters Woodbury Heights Elementary and Yahooligans, and, from Pine Crest School, teacher Mrs. Carol Sasadu and librarian supreme Mrs. Arlene McDace.