Money Idioms
Food Idioms
Animal Idioms
Colour Idioms
Time Idioms
100
Be careful with my camera, it cost me an arm and a ________.
leg
very expensive
100
I don't like rock music. It's not my cup of _______.
tea
It's not the type of thing that you like
100
He's the black ______ of the family.
sheep
considered different from the rest of the family
100
The rules we gave the kids were black and ______. No answering the phone or the door.
white
very simple and clear
100
I was in the wrong _______ at the wrong time.
place
in a situation where something bad happens to you because you are unlucky, not because you do anything wrong
200
Any successful manager is worth their weight in ________.
gold
very valuable
200
The exam was easy. It was a piece of _______.
cake
very easy
200
It's raining cats and _______.
dogs
heavy rain
200
The builders were given the ______ light to begin the tower.
green
to be given permission to do something
200
Better _______ than never
late
it is better to do something or arrive after the expected time than not do it or arrive at all
300
This money is burning a hole in my ________.
you have money that you want to spend as soon as possible
300
He just sits and watches television all day. He's a couch ________.
potato
A lazy person who isn't very active
300
The early bird catches the ________.
worm
the person who arrives first in a place is most likely to get what they want
300
The kids were caught _____ handed stealing chocolate bars.
red
caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
300
Even a broken ______ is right twice a day
clock
even if someone or something is considered unreliable, they/it can still be right once in a while.
400
If you pay ________, you get monkeys.
peanuts
If you don't pay well, you can't expect to find good staff.
400
You can't make a/an _______ without breaking some eggs.
omelette
every success involves difficult choices or sacrifices
400
Nobody wants to talk about the ______ in the room.
elephant
there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.
400
The models' conference was a _______ opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.
golden
the perfect chance
400
Time flies when you're having ________
fun
time appears to pass more quickly when we are engaged in something we enjoy
500
There’s no such thing as a free _________.
lunch
It's impossible to get something for nothing
500
It's no use crying over spilt _______.
milk
It's not useful to be sad about something that has already happened, because you can't change it
500
I had an awful day yesterday. I woke up late, rushed to work and had a small car accident, The straw that broke the _______'s back.
camel
the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset or angry
500
Paula imagines Hollywood with ______ coloured glasses.
rose
to have an idealistic and unrealistic view of something
500
I only see my family once in a blue ________
moon
very rarely
