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!

• A rolling stone gathers no moss. - Vanessa C. from Raffles Girls Primary School, Singapore 2002-07-15
• All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. - Vanessa C. from Raffles Girls Primary School, Singapore 2002-07-15
• Birds of a feather flock together. - Vanessa C. from Raffles Girls Primary School, Singapore 2002-07-15
• Take the bull by the horns - Jake W. from Westridge, Austin, TX 2002-07-15
• The bloom is off the rose. - Ang P. from Lowell, MA Public Schools 2002-07-15
• To play havoc with - R.Soundarya From GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya 2002-07-03
• An storm in a teacup - Fred L from Denistone East P.S, Ryde, Sydney 2002-06-27
• the last straw - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• working against the clock - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• It'll all come out in the wash. - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• Reach for the stars! - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• Don't bite me head off! - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• I've hit the wall. - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• sitting on the fence - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• He's on fire! - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• My dogs are barking! - M. Ganther from Princess Anne Elementary 2002-06-23
• I want my bread buttered on both sides. - Ms S from Lawndale High, Lawndale, CA 2002-06-22
• I've stood on that rake before. - Claire Sanabrias from Liverpool, Uk 2002-06-22
• How time flies - Rashpal S. from Slater School,Fresno,California 2002-06-21
• Six of one, half-a-dozen of another - Claire from Yardley, PA 2002-06-19
• Don’t burn your bridges behind you - Divya 2002-06-17
• When you are in a hole, stop digging - Divya 2002-06-17
• When it rains, it pours. - Divya 2002-06-17
• The finest flower will soonest fade - Rita 2002-06-17
• "apple of my eye" - Allison Davis, Hayward Smith Elementary, Owasso, OK 2002-06-13 (2)
• You can't make bricks without straw - Divya 2002-06-11
• Fools rush in where angels fear to tread - Divya 2002-06-11
• He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword - Divya 2002-06-11
• He who pays the piper calls the tune - Divya 2002-06-11
• Hindsight is always twenty-twenty - Divya 2002-06-11
• If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers - Divya 2002-06-11 (1)
• It's all grist to the mill - Divya 2002-06-11
• It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease - Divya 2002-06-11
• Let not the sun go down on your wrath - Divya 2002-06-11
• Lightning never strikes twice in the same place - Divya 2002-06-11 (1)
• Little pitchers have big ears - Divya 2002-06-11 (2)
• Mighty oaks from little acorns grow - Divya 2002-06-11
• Put your best foot forward - Divya 2002-06-11
• Red sky at night shepherd's delight . Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. - Divya 2002-06-11
• Still waters run deep - Divya 2002-06-11 (1)
• Revenge is a dish best served cold - Divya 2002-06-11 (1)
• The boy is father to the man - Divya 2002-06-11 (2)
• The cobbler always wears the worst shoes - Divya 2002-06-11
• There's many a slip between cup and lip - Divya 2002-06-11
• There's no such thing as a free lunch - Divya 2002-06-11
• There's no such thing as bad publicity - Divya 2002-06-11
• Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas - Divya 2002-06-11
• To the victor goes the spoils - Divya, India 2002-06-11
• It's no skin off my back - Laura M. 2002-06-02
• Keep your clothes on - Andy N.from Baldwin School, San Jose, California 2002-05-31
• go take a hike - Andy N. from Baldwin School,San Jose, California 2002-05-31
• be on your toes - Andy N. from Baldwin School,San Jose, California 2002-05-31 (1)
• Head over heels in love - Andy N. from Baldwin School,San Jose, California 2002-05-31
• I feel blue - Andy N. from Baldwin School,San Jose, California 2002-05-31
• He's on my tail - Andy N. from Baldwin School,San Jose, California 2002-05-31
• Don't be a chicken - Andy N. from Baldwin School,San Jose, California 2002-05-31
• an ounce of fortune is worth a pound of forecast - himanshu sitlani,india 2002-05-29
• In the dark - Jeff 2002-05-28
• Shake a leg - Kristel C. from Jennings Elementary School, Colfax, WA 2002-05-28
• that's the pot calling the kettle black - Sam F. from central middle school of columbus IN 2002-05-23
• He's one taco short of a combination plate. - David S. from Berry Middle School, Birmingham, AL 2002-05-23
• pie in the sky - Ryan K 2002-05-20
• Burn your bridges behind you - John A. from SDSU, San Diego, CA 2002-05-18
• Splitting hairs - Samantha T. 2002-05-15
• Too many fish in the sea. - Sandra L. West, Richmond, VA 2002-05-14
• Too many fish in the sea. - Sandra L. West, Richmond, VA 2002-05-14
• A month of Sundays - Alex 2002-05-13
• A month of Sundays - Alex 2002-05-13
• To be a wolf under a sheep's skin - krishna, NJIT 2002-05-13
• Having a ball - Krishna, NJIT 2002-05-13
• Gives me the cold sholder - kal 2002-05-13
• Blue in the face - Kaitlin B. Trenton's Middle School 2002-05-09
• At the eleventh hour - Helen H. from Mckee Road Elementary School, Charlotte, NC 2002-05-09
• You couldn't hurt a fly! - DJ M FROM BRANDON (AGAIN) 2002-05-01
• Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill. - Elizabeth C. 6th grader at Conner Middle School, Hebron, Kentucky 2002-05-01 (1)
• ...and I'm the Queen of England - DJ M FROM BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOL VIRGINIA BEACH VA. 2002-04-30
• Put a cork in it! - Holly, Farney Ele. TX. 2002-04-30
• The only way out is to get back in - B.A.T. from BMS 2002-04-29 (1)
• To nurse a grudge - Herman Ho, Vancouver Canada 2002-04-27
• To take the bait - Herman Ho, Vancouver Canada 2002-04-27
• Play the hand you were dealt - Sheridan from Baker School, NJ USA 2002-04-25
• A fox smells his own hole first - Paul Morgenstern, Sunbury, Ohio 2002-04-24
• You knocked my legs right out from under me. - Anon 2002-04-22
• Time sure did fly by! - Christina S. from M.P.B. School, Corpus Christi, Texas 2002-04-22
• In a stew - vita cross 2002-04-22
• A sack of potatoes is worth more than my stamp collection - Brendon Boutin 2002-04-16
• Like looking for a needle in a haystack - Cordelia Melanie from Christ Church Secondary School, Singapore 2002-04-15
• If you buy a bike from him, you'll pay through the nose - Melanie C. from Kildare Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta 2002-04-15
• I waited for time to pass. - Kerry B. from St.Jerome School, Philly 2002-04-11
• To be an albatross to somebody - Stanka H. from University of SS.Cyril and Methodius,Slovakia 2002-04-11
• Break a leg! - anon 2002-04-10
• Eat your heart out! - harry 2002-04-10
• I`ve got a frog in my throat - Andrea K. from Regina H.S. MI!! 2002-04-09 (1)
• Holy cow - Kristen Hemmer 2002-04-09
• Achilles heel - dede 2002-04-09 (1)
• Nuttier than a Squirrel Turd - Big D. 2002-04-06
• Try to scrape that celery off the floor! - Hoxie Ackerman 2002-04-01
• To go to bed with the chickens - Anon 2002-03-27
• Green Thumb - Kellie Oh 2002-03-24
• Haste Makes Waste - Yvette J. From Trailblazers Academy Stamford, Connecticut 2002-03-24

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