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!

• Color me unimpressed - Danny R. From Lamplight 1997-06-13
• He's under the weather. - Anderson from Flat Rock Middle 1997-06-13
• It is not over until the fat lady sings! - Paula Schell 1997-06-13 (1)
• "I'm all ears!" - Halley P. from Granton School Granton, Wisconsin 1997-06-12
• She's all heart. - CoolGirl from L.M.S. ,Tennessee 1997-06-12
• You're pulling my leg. - Jamie P. from St. Thomas, Waterford, WI 1997-06-12
• Make like a tree and get out of here! [This is not an idiom! This is not even a pun! Come on kids, you can do better!] - alireb from Levant Christian School 1997-06-12
• It will cost an arm and a leg! - Marissa M. 1997-06-11
• I'm in the doghouse now! - Rachel E. From Oak Grove Clear Water, FL 1997-06-11
• Make like a quacker,and duck. - Ami M. from C.G.E.S. 1997-06-11
• Don't bug me! - amy 1997-06-10
• I'm dead meat - Kelsey O'Conor from Dranesville Elementary 1997-06-10
• Holy Cow! - Mary 1997-06-09
• Pick your nose not your toes (This is NOT an idiom!) - jessica from Luther in Orlando Florida 1997-06-09
• I'm so tired I could sleep on a chicken's lip. - Sean Hill, Neyland Jnr. School, Wales 1997-06-08
• It's a small world - Nick Nielson from Broadview Thompson, Seattle, Washington 1997-06-08
• Tap the rockies!!! - "Princess" from Rio High School,Wisconsin 1997-06-07
• Ooo, I want a piece of THAT!!!!! - Jamie 1997-06-07
• You could've killed two birds with one stone - Stephen H. from Emerson Elementary, Riverside, Califonia 1997-06-07
• He doesn't mash my potatoes - Becca Taylor 1997-06-06
• He's ALL THAT and a bag of chips!! - Lynn Hanson 1997-06-06
• He gives me a MAJOR tooth ache!!!! - Leah Baker 1997-06-06
• That was rough! - Juli 1997-06-05
• Make like a tree and leaf! (leave) - kat29 1997-06-05
• Between a rock and a hard place - Kristin B. from Flower Mound Elem. Flower Mound, TX 1997-06-05
• Its just a fig newton of your imagination. - Alex Draper from Cherry Creek Academy 1997-06-04 (1)
• Theres no use in crying over spilt milk. - Michelle Heflin from Sutter Middle School Sacramento, California 1997-06-04 (1)
• Make like a quacker & duck! - A. M. 1997-06-04
• I'm as happy as a frog in a fly hatch. - Mike B. Nashville, TN 1997-06-04
• It cost me an arm and a leg - Kristin White Senatobia Middle 6/04/97 1997-06-04
• A bird in the nest is worth two in the bush - starr 1997-06-03
• I'm the bomb diggity, and you are dirt. - kim berrenger 1997-06-03
• Break a leg! - Hanna Greenbargh 1997-06-03
• He's the bomb - Andrea from San Marcos High School, San Marcos, Ca. 1997-06-03
• You've got rocks in your head - Megan B 1997-06-03
• If the shoe fits, wear it. - Sarah the Great 1997-06-03
• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse - Christine L from NY 1997-06-03
• If you can't hang with the big dogs, just stay on the porch. - Wes C. from McKendree Lawrenceville, GA 1997-06-02
• She's talking through her teeth - kacy 1997-06-02
• Make like NIKE & Just Do It - Rhea. H. Carl Albert Jr. High. Midwest City ,Oklahoma 1997-06-02
• She was as sharp as a tack. - Lauren N. 1997-06-01
• You don't eat enough to keep a bird alive! - Danielle Andrews 1997-06-01
• You eat like a bird!! - Jessie C.from Indian Landing School, Rochester, New York 1997-06-01 (1)
• You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! - Jessica from Southern Illinois 1997-06-01
• I've got butterflies in my stomach. - Josh B. from Powder Springs, Georgia 1997-06-01
• It was as clean as a whistle. - Lauren N. 1997-06-01
• You made your bed now lie in it. - Kim Morris 1997-05-31
• Give me a break ! - Bart from Saanford 1997-05-31
• Break the rules - Meagan Z. from Indiana 1997-05-31
• that's superfly!!!!!!!! - sherelle s. from armada,moval,cali 1997-05-31
• You're the grass and I'm the lawnmower. - Maud Jr. High in Maud, Oklahoma 1997-05-31
• Kick the bucket. - Ali H. from Lake Charles,Louisiana 1997-05-31
• When you ask for a cookie and your mom says "I'll cookie you." - Danielle Davids from BRMS,Big Rapids, Michigan 1997-05-31 (1)
• You lie like a rug! - Twan F. from Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids, Ia 1997-05-31
• A chip off the old block - Jaclynne Bishop from BRMS, Big Rapids, Michigan 1997-05-31
• Eyes on me - Ashley Chase from BRMS, Big Rapids, Michigan 1997-05-31
• Don't let the bed bugs bite. - Kim Morris 1997-05-31
• Got kangaroos in his top paddock - Cat Vic.Australia 1997-05-31
• Flat out like a lizard drinking - Cath Australia 1997-05-31
• I'd give my right leg - Cat Vic.Australia 1997-05-31
• It's all Greek to me! - Dina 1997-05-31
• Who's the man? - Tallman from Pine Crest 1997-05-31
• Someone just walked across your grave - Kim Morris, the prolific 1997-05-31
• The devil made me do it - Kim Morris 1997-05-31
• If you lay down with dogs you will wake up with fleas - Kim Morris 1997-05-31
• You're driving me up the wall !!!!!! - Lissa Yu from Kellogg School, Santa Barbara, California 1997-05-30
• Step on toes. - Anon. 1997-05-13
• Manual, what manual? I don't need a manual. - Nick 1997-04-29
• ants in your pants - Josh F. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• Four on the floor. - Kaitlin T. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• sweating bullets - Teri Z. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• Lend me your ears. - Diane R. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• you're falling apart - Josh F. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• Don't judge a book by it's cover. - Emily S. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• You really nailed that one! - Kerri L. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• take it away - Kaitlin T. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• I have eyes in the back of my head. - Kerri L. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-23
• You have bed head. - Teri Z. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• You lost your head. - Kaitlin T. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• She ate her words. - Diane R. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22 (1)
• Pick up your room - Josh F. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• Don't let the cat out of the bag. - Ashlee G. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• Eat your heart out. - Dan Y. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• The quarterback was in the shotgun. - Dave L. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• You better shape up or ship out. - Tim F. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• Pin a rose on your nose. - Kerri L. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22 (1)
• Stop the waterworks! - Emily S. from Woodbury Heights Elem., NJ 1997-04-22
• Skating on thin ice - Tara Schimpf 1997-04-22
• Green Thumb - Caitlin C. 1997-04-10
• I'd better do like the trees and "leaf". - Tom C. 1997-04-03
• Cry me a river - Wendy Y. from Bramblewood Elem. Coquitlam, B.C. 1997-04-01
• Holy moly what a goalie - Nick M. from Logan Lake secondary school, Logan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. 1997-03-26
• I'm sweating like a pig - Andrew J. 1997-03-23
• As if! - Sally A. from Royal School, Darien, Connecticut (no, I'm not kiding) 1997-03-17
• sitting on the job - Chris Skordahl 1997-03-12
• That was the "Bomb" - Lukas A. from Selinsgrove School, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 1997-03-08
• Make like a banana and split!!!!! - Rick S. , Albert G. ,Ben D. 1997-03-06
• The bark is worse than the bite. - William C 1997-02-28
• AY CARUMBA! - Marc N., Ben D., Rick S., AndrewJ. 1997-02-27 (1)
• Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccosins - Erin, from Winona,MN 1997-02-18

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.