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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.
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- What ever floats your boat.
- Christine Greater Lowell Technical High 2001-10-11 (3)
- in one ear and out the other
- Bob from Grant 2001-10-11 (3)
- Over the Rainbow
- Jacque and Danielle from St. James in Glen Ellyn 2001-10-10 (1)
- Cry me a river
- Bradley W. from Liberty Lake Elementary, Liberty Lake, Washington 2001-10-09 (1)
- Busy as a bee!
- Sloane Ault from ,Liberty Lake ,Washington 2001-10-09
- Old wines are not always good - sometimes the bitterness is strengthened by time.
- Anne T. from AMA clc, manila philippines 2001-10-09 (2)
- The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
- Stephanie L, Middletown, CT 2001-10-09 (6)
- Don't cry over spilt milk
- Ashley 2001-10-09 (2)
- They are tied together.
- Nikki from Kenner 2001-10-09 (1)
- ........so small that you couldn't scare a cat in it.
- Sherrill Trammell 2001-10-08 (1)
- You may win the battle but still lose the war!
- Stephanie from nms 2001-10-08 (1)
- Saved by the bell
- Claire 2001-10-07 (2)
- A watched pot never boils.
- Jared from Eaglecrest School, Holland, MI 2001-10-07 (3)
- He's one fry short of a Happy Meal.
- Derek 2001-10-03 (4)
- It's so breathtaking!
- ~!*LuLu*!~ 2001-10-03
- You are driving me up the wall!
- Leonardo R. from Rocky Ridge Elementary, Hoover, Alabama 2001-10-03 (1)
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch
- Samantha from Newbury School New Jersey 2001-10-01 (1)
- "apple of my eye"
- Allison Davis, Hayward Smith Elementary, Owasso, OK 2001-10-01 (1)
- "Now we're cooking with grease!"
- Monica 2001-09-30 (8)
- To hit an own goal.
- Lindsey M. From Adwick High School, Doncaster, England 2001-09-29
- To catch red handed
- Niranjan varma from Varkey School,Dubai,UAE 2001-09-28
- He who laughs...lasts.
- Angie Collier 2001-09-27
- You've got a hitch in your get along
- Bukett, R. 2001-09-27
- can't see the forest for the trees
- Robin V. from Smokey Road Middle, Newnan, Georgia 2001-09-26
- Limp as a noodle
- Kacey from Pine Mountain 2001-09-26
- Many hands make for light work
- Laurie S. Maple Grove, MN 2001-09-25
- Hell bent for the horizon
- Kyle S. from Osseo Jr. High, Maple Grove, MN 2001-09-25
- What ever trips your trigger!
- LS from Bay Lane,Muskego,Wisconsin. 2001-09-24
- You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink!
- Mrs. Mc CMS, Commerce, Ok. 2001-09-24
- Two wrongs don't make a right
- Patsy Nelson from S.A. 2001-09-23 (2)
- It's raining cats and dogs.
- Crystal Nicole Deas, 8 years old from The School of Aah Buh Kuh 2001-09-23
- bed of roses
- zhangjiang ocean university 2001-09-21
- ...a face that launched a thousand ships!
- Nur Ain Zulkifli from SK Seri Selangor, Malaysia. 2001-09-20
- You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar!
- Jennifer from NE 2001-09-19 (1)
- It's not over 'til the fat lady sings
- Vickie L. Mt. Sophia Academy, DE 2001-09-19
- Elvis has left the building.
- Evan Dunkle from Hoover Middle School, FL 2001-09-18 (1)
- Pull the wool over my eyes
- Rebecca Godsey, Garza Elementary, McAllen, TX 2001-09-17
- If there is time to do it twice there is time to do it right.
- Maddie M. from Christ the King, South Bend, Indiana 2001-09-17
- Apple of my eye
- Allison Davis, Hayward Smith Elementary, Owasso, OK 2001-09-16
- Close but no cigar
- Julia V. From M.D.P School, King of Prussia, PA. 2001-09-12
- My money is burning a hole in my pocket!
- C.M. 2001-09-11
- The sky is falling
- Bernice O. from Osseo Junior High, osseo MN 2001-09-11
- Where in the Sam Hill are we?
- Stacey Fox from West Plains, Missouri 2001-09-11 (1)
- Build a bridge and get over it!
- Jessica N. from Ossseo Jr. High, Maple Grove, Minnesota 2001-09-11
- It takes one to know one.
- Sonia from August Boeger Jr. High School 2001-09-11
- To thine own self be true.
- jake dwight 2001-09-10 (1)
- My/your/his name is Mud
- Jason Andreoli, University of the Pacific, Stockton CA 2001-09-09
- That really blows my mind
- Jessica P. from TImothy Christian, Piscataway 2001-09-08 (1)
- Wherever you go, there you are.
- Billy P. from AFC 2001-09-08
- Don't be a horse's neck
- Bill Powers from Lamb of God Christian School, Los Alamos, NM 2001-09-07 (2)
- Idle hands are the Devil's workshop.
- Jean Wineke From Upperco Maryland 2001-09-04
- you can give without love but you can't love without give
- mohamad gharib from tibnin school 's lebanon 2001-09-03
- The gap between desirable and available
- Benzi Farbstein 2001-09-03
- It will be smooth sailing from here
- Carol Echols 2001-08-30
- You're the sugar in the Kool Aid
- Bryan KC from ISU 2001-08-29 (2)
- Can't dance unless you pay the fiddler.
- isak 2001-08-29
- Ask for a woman's hand
- Rosana A. from Philippines 2001-08-28
- like a duck to water
- audrey w. from learwood middle school, avon lake, oh 2001-08-28
- "Who's your daddy?"
- Catrinka from University of Florida 2001-08-25 (2)
- All the peas and carrots in the world don't add up to what my love is for you.
- Catalina from University of Florida 2001-08-25 (1)
- Corn's up 10 cents a pound
- Shanleeka from University of Florida 2001-08-25
- Phat
- Khalid R. Al-asmari 2001-08-25 (1)
- Butter fingers!
- SP 2001-08-23 (1)
- Put your mind over matter
- SP 2001-08-23
- Hang on!
- Sharon P 2001-08-23
- You've got a ONE TRACK MIND
- Sharon P 2001-08-23
- Hang in there!
- Sharon P 2001-08-23
- just because you are on a diet.... doesn't mean you can't look at the menu
- Dianne 2001-08-22
- Two track
- Richmond 2001-08-22
- Hell bent for leather
- Chaos Blackflame 2001-08-22 (1)
- One hand washes the other
- 2001-08-21
- I had my tongue over my eye tooth and I couldn't see what you were saying.
- Joyce K. from School of Hard Knocks 2001-08-13
- Scarcer than hens' teeth
- Joyce K, School of Hard Knocks 2001-08-13
- in the red
- Davood 2001-08-13
- To be born with a silver spoon
- Sumin 2001-08-12 (2)
- She's got eyes in the back of her head
- Karyn R. from Nassau Com College, NY 2001-08-10 (1)
- He can park his shoes under my bed anytime.
- Karyn R. from Nassau Com College, NY 2001-08-10
- It's the talk of the town.
- Karyn R. from Nassau Com. College, NY 2001-08-10
- out of the blue
- Ayame 2001-08-09
- Never look a gift horse in the mouth!
- Mike, Cardin, Ok. 2001-08-06
- She is feeling blue today.
- Barbka M. from pedagogical faculty, Ljubljana 2001-08-03
- My feet are killing me!
- Sarah,Pretoria High School for Girls,Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 2001-07-31
- He's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
- Lisa from PA 2001-07-27
- the whole ball of wax
- Kristina M. 2001-07-24
- Where's the fire?
- P. Arndt from Brentwood Elementary 2001-07-21
- like I'm walking on egg shells.
- Phyllis A. from Brentwood Elementary. 2001-07-21
- It's a 'three dog night'
- Harold 2001-07-18 (1)
- tip of the iceberg
- Albert Lin, Rice Univ., Houston, Texas 2001-07-17
- It's so good, I wish I was a dog so I could put my foot on it and growl!
- Molly O., McDonald Junior High, Katy, Texas 2001-07-14 (1)
- salty dog
- michael 2001-07-11 (1)
- It's not over til the last dog dies.
- Kathy M. Commerce Middle School, Commerce, Ok. 2001-07-09 (1)
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- Mike M. Cardin, OK 2001-07-09
- Why close the gate after the cows are gone?
- Mike , Cardin, Ok. 2001-07-09
- Don't cut off your nose to spite your face!
- Taylor County Middle School 2001-07-05
- Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free!
- Kathy M. Commerce Middle School, Commerce, Ok. 2001-07-04
- Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
- Lane, Chicago 2001-06-28
- Forewarned is forearmed.
- Kate,Cape Town Uni,South Africa 2001-06-25
- If you snooze , you lose
- Islam 2001-06-24
- her ears are burning
- steph dell 2001-06-23 (1)
- bite your tongue
- steph dell n'east h.s. st petersburg, fl. 2001-06-23 (1)
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