Cliparts :

• Metaphors (aperfectworld.org)

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Illustrated idioms :

• Rolls off the tongue
  "Take a look at the cartoon and try to guess the idiom being illustrated. It shows both the literal and figurative meaning of the idiomatic expression.
  We'll be posting new cartoons weekly..."
  (rollsoffthetongue.tumblr.com)
  
  

• Cut the mustard
  = "To succeed; to come up to expectations."
  (phrases.org.uk)
  
  Perfect face dimensions measured :
  - Shania Twain: The perfect face?
  - Angelina Jolie does not cut the mustard
  (BBC)

  Today, 'can't cut the mustard' is usually 'can't cut it' or 'can't hack it'.
  A recent variant on 'too old to cut the mustard' is 'if you can't cut the mustard, you can lick the jar'.
  (unm.edu) 

• 1000 images on the tip of my tongue (ccdmd.qc.ca)
  - Des expressions expliquées à l'aide d'animations + AUDIO
  - Cliquer sur ACTIVITIES, puis CARTOONS

   

• English Idioms & Proverbs - with pictures, meaning and examples (humanities.byu.edu)
  
  

• Illustrated idioms - UPDATED
  
  

• Illustrations of idioms 1 + Illustrations of idioms 2
  (récupérées d'un site disparu)
  
  

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Listening :

• Words and Their Stories: Nose and Ear Expressions
  "The answer is as clear as the nose on your face."
  "Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary."
  (learningenglish.voanews.com)

  Words and Their Stories: All About Eyes
  "Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary."
  (learningenglish.voanews.com)

• Words and Their Stories: Hold Your Horses!
  "Some expressions straight from the horse’s mouth...
  Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary."
  (learningenglish.voanews.com)

• BBC Podcast: The English We Speak
  "a weekly podcast from BBC Learning English which looks at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in a fun three-minute programme. You can subscribe to the podcast here."
  (englishblog.com)

• Idioms 4 You
  English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions including definitions, explanations, conjugations, scenarios and audio.
  Since launching the site, Robert Ross has added many fine illustrations.
  (idioms4you.com)
  
  
  "to rest on your laurels"
  
  

• Idioms, Slang, Phrasal Verbs, Colloquialisms,
  Cliches, and Proverbs, with Context Examples (about 700)
  (speak-read-write.com)

Other resources :

• Learning Idioms in context - BBC Learning English - The English We Speak : Excellent (BBC)

• Animal Idioms and Expressions (doghause.com)

• Animal idioms - lists and interactive quizzes (idiomconnection.com)

• Idioms containing the word 'War' (idioms.thefreedictionary.com)

• Hold your horses - the expression
  "sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is a common idiom to mean "hold on" or wait...
  The saying is typically used when someone is rushing in to something.
  It is often combined with linked idioms such as, cool your jets, or look before you leap..."
  (Wikipedia)
  

• The Simpsons - Influences on Language (Wikipedia)

  

• Idiom : Give an inch and they'll take a mile
  = "Make a small concession and they'll take advantage of you."
  (answers.com)

• IDIOMS with the FRENCH TRANSLATION :
  
  
  
  
  
  • Selection of idiomatic, colloquial expressions, dictums and proverbs in English with the translation or equivalence in French.
    (e-frenchtranslation.com)
    
    
    
  • Dictionary of French Expressions,
    including idiomatic expressions, proverbs, phrasal verbs, and French formulas.
    - with their translations into English
    (about.com)

   

  • ENGLISH AND AMERICAN IDIOMS - avec traduction et 4 exercices interactifs
    (michel.barbot)

• What's New? The Effect of Hip-Hop Culture on Everyday English
  "The urban lexicon of the hip-hop generation has crossed over to mainstream America."
  (america.gov)

• Spanglish: Speaking la Lengua Loca
  (america.gov)

• Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions (usingenglish.com)
  - with definitions

• Expressions and Sayings - with explanations and origins
  (users.tinyonline.co.uk)

• Bulletin Board Ideas - Sayings (theteacherscorner.net)
  "No one can do everything, BUT everyone can do something!"

• Rhyme Phrases with a Hiccup (people.sc.fsu.edu)
  "This is a list of words and phrases that have a rhyming pattern similar to that of "eye in the sky",
  that is, a beginning, a two syllable space, and a rhyming end."
  ex : eye in the sky / drunk as a skunk / fun in the sun / stone to the bone...

• Proverbs in songs - UPDATED

• GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms - with meaning (goenglish.com)
  

• Idiomes par thème + exercices interactifs (better-english.com)

• The meanings and origins of thousands of English sayings, phrases, idioms and expressions: (phrases.org.uk)
  

  • Proverbs
  • American Phrases
  • Phrases coined by Shakespeare
  • Nautical phrases
  • Phrases from the Bible
    
    

• Idiom Site - origines et explications (idiomsite.com/)
  
  

• "Every month the Comenius Group provides a new idiom to assist students of English.
  They provide a definition as well as audio files of the idiom itself and the idiom used in context."
  
  

• THE IDIOM CONNECTION - Idioms & Quizzes (idiomconnection.com)

• Common English idioms (avec explications) - (1-language.com)

• Historical explanations of English sayings and customs. (rootsweb.com)
  
  
  

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• 12 common Idioms Illustrated by Bruegel
  "Explore the painting and learn the expressions then play the game: Jumbled Words: Unscramble the letters to guess a word or phrase."
  Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)
  See an animated version of the painting. (top right)

• Animal idioms - lists and interactive quizzes (idiomconnection.com)

• Colour Idioms - with interactive activities (talkingdictionary.clubefl.gr)

• Chinese Zodiac Zone - Learn English idioms.
  "- Find out which animal year you were born in and which famous people share the same Chinese Zodiac sign. 
  - Let Magic Monkey read your mind and guess your Chinese Zodiac sign.
  - Test your knowledge of English Idioms that use the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.
  - Download and print your own fun Chinese New Year Posters." 
  (cambridgeenglishonline.com)

  

• Idioms: Adjective + Noun Combinations - interactive quiz (visualesl.com)

• Idioms - Drag and drop game - interactive (visualesl.com)

• Vocabulary Mini Lessons - Idioms + Revision Exercises (interactive) - (2ndnature-online-eikaiwa.com)

• Traditional sayings - interactive quiz (BBC)

• Eye on Idioms - interactive activities (readwritethink.org)

  

• Essential Idioms - interactive exercises and worksheets (autoenglish.org)
  Advice / Business / Decisions / Emotions / Exclamations / Most Common Idioms Exercise / People /
  Predictions / Remarks

• English Expressions
  "To be dog tired" means to be very tired, just like this dog.
  Click on the link to read the little book and learn new expressions
  then try to remember them and do the activity."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
  
  

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• More idioms
  "Learn more idioms, look at the slideshow several times and then do the activity."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

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• Eye on Idioms (readwritethink.org)
  "After viewing the literal representation of each idiom, students are asked to complete the sentence
  by selecting the correct idiom from the list. Using context clues from the sentence, students can then determine
  the metaphorical meaning of the idiom. As a final step, students are asked to use the idiom in a sentence
  to show their understanding of its meaning."

  

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• Idioms and Proverbs - interactive quizzes (funtrivia.com)

• Oh No! Not More Cliches - 10 questions (funtrivia.com)
  "Back with some more clichés - So put "your nose to the grindstone", "your shoulder to the wheel" and "your best foot forward", and see if you can complete this quiz in that strange position. Have fun! Contains some US, and some British usage."

• Choose the correct meaning for certain idioms (3 suggestions à chaque fois) - (quia.com)

• Idiomes par thème + exercices interactifs (better-english.com)

• THE IDIOM CONNECTION - Idioms & Quizzes - (idiomconnection.com)

• Idioms : interactive exercises (a4esl)
  

• Idiom Quizzes - interactive (a4esl)

• Incredible Idioms - "Match the idiom on the left with its correct meaning on the right."
  Le site n'existe plus. Pour imprimer le document avec une taille normale, enregistrez-le d'abord.
  
  
  
  

• Strange Expressions (idioms) - interactive (a4esl)
  ex :
  "What does the expression "out to lunch" mean when the person described is not literally having lunch?
  a. The person is eating.
  b. The person likes lunch and eats all day long.
  c. The person is uneducated.
  d. The person is not concentrating or focusing and seems weird.
  e. The person has a great sense of humor."

• Alien Strip - Trouvez la fin des idiomes. (inglese.it)
  
  

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• Sayings - Rebus - Activities to print (pocanticohills.org)

  

  
  

• Essential Idioms - interactive exercises and worksheets (autoenglish.org)
  Advice / Business / Decisions / Emotions / Exclamations / Most Common Idioms Exercise / People /
  Predictions / Remarks
  
  

• Hit. If a Student's Grades Hit Bottom, It Is Time to Hit the Books
  "Watch the video then play the game."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Colorful language
  "Watch the video and play the game."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Let me know
  "Watch the animation , then play the game and find the missing word in each sentence."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Parlez-vous Parisian ? - with games and animations
  (cestsoparis.com)