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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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- Catch you on the flip side
- "Joey H. from dalastown area high school,York,PA 2001-02-13
- if you save a penny , you earn a penny
- gissette tropical elementry school 2001-02-12
- The Heart Beat of a Amarican
- Derek Denniston From Midland Middle School IA 2001-02-12
- All that glitters is not gold
- allison 2001-02-12
- I don't speak your crazy moon language!
- Fluffy , umm.. I've long since graduated 2001-02-11
- Don't over do yourself
- Brit G. Kearney, Ne 2001-02-11
- Beating on a dead horse
- Debbie Aguirre 2001-02-10
- time takes its' toll from everyone
- Rick M from D.W. Higgins 2001-02-09
- Put a sock in it!
- Tim Y. from Columbus, Montana 2001-02-08 (2)
- Don't lose your head
- RIKAL 2001-02-08
- Come down to earth
- Erica H. from Hancock Middle School Hancock, Michigan 2001-02-08
- re: If you smell what the rock is cookin'
- Becca in Michigan 2001-02-08
- You're looking pretty blue.
- Breanna from Columbus, Montana 2001-02-08
- Let's hit the sheets!
- Morgan from Columbus, Montana 2001-02-08
- You look like you fell out of an ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
- Kay F. from Columbus, Montana 2001-02-07
- As nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
- Elijah Dunn From Highland KS. 2001-02-07
- stuck between a rock and a football player
- evan 2001-02-06
- The wheel is turning but the hamster's dead!
- Niccole L. From MarbleFalls High School, Marble Falls Texas 2001-02-06
- Just sit on it.
- m.paull from Hanalei HI 2001-02-06
- It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
- Alicia 2001-02-04
- (your/he or she) is a french fry short of a happy meal!
- Joanna S. from Monterey Ca 2001-02-04
- (your/he or she) is a french fry short of a happy meal!
- Joanna S. from Monterey Ca 2001-02-04
- Life is a bowl of cherries.
- Ley B. from McBrien School,Chattanooga,Tennessee 2001-02-04 (1)
- That dog don't hunt!
- James Johann 2001-02-03
- DON'T SLEEP WITH DOGS OR YOU'LL GET FLEAS
- TISHEKA CHINQUAPIN IN MARYLAND 2001-02-03
- don't spill the beans!
- Erin C.from Bellevue Middle School 2001-02-01
- heads are going to roll
- kylie from glenview middle school, illinios 2001-01-31 (1)
- "That'll show you whose cow ate the cabbage."
- Dot Weld from Charles Henderson Middle School 2001-01-31
- Man about town
- Paul McGrath, St James's University Hospital, LEEDS, UK 2001-01-30
- The writing is on the wall
- Paul McGrath, St James's University Hospital, LEEDS, UK 2001-01-30
- I am busier than a one arm paperhanger
- Thomas 2001-01-30 (1)
- Back to square one
- Paul McGrath, St James's University Hospital, LEEDS, UK 2001-01-30
- He/She could fall into a midden and come out smelling of roses
- Paul McGrath, St James's University Hospital, LEEDS, UK 2001-01-30
- Holey Moley Nosey Money
- The Schmergos 2001-01-29
- fiff over before you foof over
- Carole Ellsworth 2001-01-26
- he's got some postage due
- Jeannette, playwright 2001-01-26
- Face the music.
- Rick Hicks 2001-01-26
- Bury your head in the sand
- Kayla K. from Shattuck Middle School, Neenah, WI 2001-01-25 (1)
- Two wrongs don't make a right
- Laurie Smith-Carbino, Riverside, CT 2001-01-25
- "You can't see the forest for the trees"
- Tina OUELLETTE, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada 2001-01-22
- To take the path of least resistance
- Ashleigh B. from Cohanzie School, Waterford, CT 2001-01-22 (1)
- clip your wings
- Ashley 2001-01-21 (1)
- You're acting like a dog and a cat in the same room
- Christina Poquoson Elementary 2001-01-21
- clip your wings
- Ashley 2001-01-21
- His/Her elevator isn't going all the way to the top floor.
- Chism Cooper from Anderson Elementary School, Anderson, Mo. 2001-01-21
- let's get down to brass tacks
- Carpetsalesboy@cs.com 2001-01-19 (1)
- ...like herding cats...
- Chris McMullen, Jacksonville, FL 2001-01-19
- Sweating like a knock kneed mule
- Katherine Shen from Lawton Chiles, Gainesville Florida 2001-01-16
- Sweating like a knock kneed mule
- Katherine Shen from Lawton Chiles, Gainesville Florida 2001-01-16
- You talk like an Ostrich
- Jodi from Newcomb School Browns Mills, New Jersey 2001-01-12 (1)
- Used up all my chips
- Cathy 2001-01-11
- pay through the nose
- Lauren Brown 2001-01-09
- My head is spinning like a dradle in a sand storm
- chris turner 2001-01-08
- It is a hill of beans out there
- Chris Turner from Greenbrier middle 2001-01-08
- Going the extra mile
- Landon S. University, Ms 2001-01-08
- If curiosity killed the cat....satisfaction brought him back to life!
- MsM from Newell Elem, Charlotte, NC 2001-01-07
- Took to heel
- Shafi (Texas A &M Univ) 2001-01-05
- His/Her cornbread aint done
- CotyMarkCarolynAdsit 2001-01-04
- Play on words
- Mayra C. from Adams middle, Richmond, California 2001-01-04 (1)
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- Andrea 2001-01-03 (1)
- That's the bomb!
- Shirley 2001-01-03
- One bad apple spoils the whole bushel.
- Andrea 2001-01-03 (1)
- He's about as bright as a 5 watt bulb
- Randy Mccaffrey 2001-01-02
- His wheel is still spinning but the hampsters dead
- Randy Mccaffrey 2001-01-02
- He is about as smooth as a four sided wheel
- Gary Sheets,Lincoln School,El Reno Ok 2000-12-26
- You're a hard dog to keep under the porch
- John White from Baton Rouge,La. 2000-12-16
- Talking to him is like nailing jello to a tree
- Vincent Conti, Monroe Woodbury 2000-12-14
- He thinks he lives in a vacuum.
- A. Frankland 2000-12-14
- "you are walking on thin ice"
- Brittany from MVMS 2000-12-14
- stop fighting like cats and dogs!
- Brittany from MVMS 2000-12-13
- My eyes stayed on the ways.
- Ersoy, Turkish College/Russia. 2000-12-12
- as cold as charity
- Glen Denyer from Bayview Secondary, Richmond Hill, Canada 2000-12-12
- to be or not to be
- ibn seena 2000-12-11
- "Don't lock the stable door after the horse is stolen"!
- Annie from All Saints Episcopal School, Fort Worth, Texas 2000-12-11
- God's gift to Buddha.
- Lori from Corona, California. 2000-12-08
- he's going down
- brandon herring 2000-12-07
- Apple of my eye
- Lee S. from Rydal Elementary, Huntingdon Valley, PA 2000-12-05
- Beethoven would roll over in his grave.
- Bob from Simi Valley 2000-12-02
- He blows hot and cold.
- Bob from Simi Valley 2000-12-02
- sour grapes
- Bob from Simi Valley 2000-12-02
- between a rock and a hard place
- frankie-colonial-acres.school.california 2000-11-30
- Does a cat have your tongue?
- Danny M Canada 2000-11-29
- round Robin Hood's barn
- Marty 2000-11-27
- Don't be penny wise and pound foolish.
- Maggie Lang 2000-11-27
- People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
- Maggie Lang 2000-11-27
- Don't change horses in the middle of a stream.
- Maggie Lang 2000-11-27
- When pigs fly...!
- East TX 2000-11-26
- I feel like I'm walking on eggshells.
- Colleen T. from Columbine Elementary, Longmont, CO 2000-11-21
- Shape up or ship out
- Carli V. From Nathan Hale, Norwalk Connecticut 2000-11-21
- Chill Out
- Nancy B from Newington Connecticut 2000-11-19
- That's about as stupid as a Jack Rabbit spittin' in a Bulldog's face...
- T.C., South Dakota 2000-11-18
- don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- Rosa 2000-11-18
- When the cats away the mice will play ( you know sombody else coulda had this one)
- Ashley Lafond 2000-11-16
- You're in hot water.
- Taylor M from St.Mark's Episcopal School in Houston,Texas 2000-11-15
- It's/That's a No Brainer
- MAL DIV 2 Alexanria Central School, Alexandria Bay, NY 2000-11-14
- "whatever floats your boat!"
- Moriah from Our Lady of Nazareth Academy, Wakefield MA 2000-11-13
- He/she's no spring chicken
- Jacquie, CPSU 2000-11-12
- Don't judge a book by it's cover.
- Gregory Gonzales 2000-11-12
- Practice what you preach.
- Gregory Gonzales 2000-11-12
- That which has not been wrent cannot be wrought.
- Gregory Gonzales 2000-11-12
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