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IDIOMES, EXPRESSIONS et DICTONS

IDIOMS, PHRASES and SAYINGS

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CONTENTS :

Cliparts - Illustrated idioms - Listening - Other resources -
Interactive exercises - Exercises to print -
Interactive games - Cartoons - Videos / Animations -

Idioms in songs

Idioms and Phrases by topic :
Animals - Bees - Body - Book - Buildings - Business - Colours - Clothes - Death
Eggs - Emotions - Family - Food - Give - Gold / Golden - Halloween - Insects - Knowledge -
Let me know - Love - Money - Music - News - Numbers - Rooms -
School - Shopping - Sleep - Songs - Sports - Talking - Theater, Dance, & Opera - Time -
Water - With the word 'and'

(Updated on 16/08/2012)

 

 

RELATED PAGES :

Sayings and Proverbs - Cliches
+ The VOCABULARY pages

 

 

BY TOPIC :

Animals -
Bees - Body - Book - Buildings - Business -
Colours - Clothes -
Death
Eggs - Emotions -
Family - Food -
Give - Gold / Golden -
Halloween -
Insects -
Knowledge -
Let me know - Love -
Money - Music -
News - Numbers -
Rooms -
School - Shopping - Sleep - Songs - Sports -
Talking - Theater, Dance, & Opera - Time -
Water - With the word 'and'


see the pages of VOCABULARY with the IDIOM sections

  • The Word of the Month : HORSE
    Definition / Horseplay with idioms / Horses in the news / Horses on the menu
    (thewordofthemonth.com)

  • Animal Idioms and Metaphors for IPAD with Animated explanations and application examples
    "The English language is full of idioms and metaphors relating to animals.
    For example, do you know what it means if someone calls you "a dark horse"?
    And do you know what "a wild goose chase" is? If not, then you should have a look at the Animal Idioms and Metaphors iPad app ($1.99)."
    + DESCRIPTION + VERDICT
    (ipadenglish.net)

  • English Idioms about big animals.
    "Watch the video, and learn a few idioms."
    - like a bull in a china shop
    - put the cart before the horse
    - the elephant in the room
    See a list of terms used in this activity.
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Teach idioms with The Teacher
    "Downloadable 5-minute videos in which a quirky professor introduces over 36 idioms related to animals and food."
    + Worksheets
    (BBC)
  • Animal idioms - "Click on an idiom to study its meaning before taking the quiz." (a4esl)
  • Animal idioms (illustrated) - gap fill typing game - (British Council)
    "Idioms are expressions whose meanings are different from the meanings of the words that they contain.
    The following idioms all use the names of different animals.
    Can you put the pictures in the right boxes?"

 

  • Dog Idioms (MP4 - 42MB)
    1. To be in the dog house
    2. The hair of the dog
    3. To make a dogs dinner of something
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • VIDEO ENGLISH
    "In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with cats :
    1. There isn't enough room to swing a cat
    2. To let the cat out of the bag
    3. To put the cat among the pigeons
    - with the script
    Other episodes : Fish idioms | Horse idioms | Bird idioms | Pig idioms
    (BBC)
  • Curiosity killed the cat. - with meaning and example (humanities.byu.edu)

 

  • Monkey idioms
    "In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with monkeys.
    1. To monkey around
    2. Monkey business
    3. To make a monkey out of someone"
    - with the script
    (BBC)

 

 

 

  • Three idioms connected with legs. - with the script
    1. I'm pulling your leg
    2. It cost an arm and a leg
    3. You haven't got a leg to stand on
    - with the script
    (BBC)

  • Head Idioms
    1. It's like banging your head against a brick wall
    2. He's got his head in the clouds
    3. An old head on young shoulders
    + Script
    (BBC)

 

  • Words and Their Stories: All About Eyes
    "Expressions that may catch your eye."
    "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)

 

  • Arm idioms
    1. They're up in arms
    2. I'd give my right arm to do it
    3. He's twisting my arm
    (BBC)
  • Three idiomatic phrases connected with feet.
    1. I've got itchy feet
    2. I got cold feet
    3. I shot myself in the foot
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • Idioms with Body Parts - "Choose the equivalent or near-equivalent sentences." - interactive (english-site)

  • Idioms that use parts of the body (British Council)
    "Can you type the right item(s) in each gap?... Click in the gaps and type the words.
    Use the right button on your mouse to check your answers."
  • Colour idioms: BLUE + SCRIPT (BBC)
    In this video the Teacher introduces three blue idioms:
    1. A bolt from the blue
    2. Once in a blue moon
    3. Until you are blue in the face

 

  • Three idioms connected with the colour GOLD:
    As good as gold;
    A heart of gold;
    Worth its weight in gold
    VIDEO + SCRIPT
    (BBC)
  • Golden Rules and Golden Oldies - Some expressions are just golden | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES  
    "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)
  • Colour Idioms : RED + VIDEO + Script
    (BBC)
    • Paint the town red
    • Catch someone red-handed
    • Like a red rag to a bull


  • Colour Idioms - WHITE
    1. It's black and white
    2. As white as a sheet
    3. A white-knuckle ride
    + VIDEO + Script
    (BBC)
  • Color-related Idioms (ojohaven.com)
  • Idioms connected with eggs
    1. He's a bad egg
    2. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
    3. He's got egg on his face
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • Teach idioms with The Teacher
    "Downloadable 5-minute videos in which a quirky professor introduces over 36 idioms related to animals and food."
    + Worksheets
     (BBC)
  • Golden Rules and Golden Oldies - Some expressions are just golden | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES  
    "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)
  • Insect idioms
    1. Knee-high to a grasshopper
    2. To have butterflies in your stomach.
    3. To have ants in your pants
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • Let me know
    "Watch the animation , then play the game and find the missing word in each sentence."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

 

  • Love around the clock: 12 love idioms [infographic]
    ""As Saint Valentine’s Day draws near, love idioms and phrases are increasingly popular.
    While some universal idioms are easily translated, many idioms on love can be difficult to comprehend.
    Here are 12 popular love idioms and phrases that are used frequently but are quite confounding."
    (grammar.net)



  • Money is the root of all evil.
    It "is a common figure of speech signifying something that causes serious problems and people would be better off without."
    (Wikipedia)

  • Money Idioms - "Choose the idiom and click on it to go directly to the explanation and example."
    (learn4good.com)
  • Idioms Found in the News!
    "Idioms are everywhere in American life. Here's a collection of idioms (with definitions) found in popular newspapers & magazines."
    (eslmania.com)

  • Back to School with Idioms (teachertools.org)

  • Shopping Idioms and Sayings (learnenglish.de)


  • What is the idiom meaning of 'sleep on it'?

    - Sleep on it "means to think about something someone has told/asked you before you make a decision about it."
    (wiki.answers.com)
    - Definition : "To make a decision after sleeping the entire night"
    (openenglishworld.com)
    - Sleep on it : "take at least a day to think about something before making a decision."
    (americanidioms.net)
    - sleep on it: "to not make an immediate decision about a plan or idea, but to wait until the next day in order to have more time to think about it.
    You don't have to give me your decision now. Sleep on it, and let me know tomorrow."
    (idioms.thefreedictionary.com)

 

 

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CARTOONS :

Cartoon: Bucket Lists
"The joke is that the woman plans to buy Facebook stock,
which can also be seen as very risky, given its fall in value
since the company's IPO in May."
+ COMMENT + BACKGROUND + LINKS
(englishblog.com)

 

Cartoon: Paddling His Own Canoe
"This cartoon by Dave Brown from 
The Independent is based on the painting
 Canoe in the Rapids
  by 19th century American landscape painter Winslow Homer..."
+ EXPLANATION + IDIOM + LINKS
(englishblog.com)

 

 

Dead birds - cartoons
(cagle.com)

 
Get off my back
(drawingsbydave.blogspot.com)

 

 

VIDEOS / ANIMATIONS :

 

 

  • Johnny Depp: It's None of my Business. - with subtitles
    Difficulty: Medium
    Description: "The actor explains to TV host David Letterman why he doesn't watch the films he has made."
    (englishcentral.com)

 

 

Symphony in Slang
"It tells the story of a man John Brown (voice) who finds himself at the Pearly Gates explaining his life story to a bewildered Saint Peter
and Noah Webster using contemporary slang..."
(Wikipedia)