Small try using Pictures and themes, Useful for students attending placements. idioms and phrases is interesting when you study with the theme.

1. IDIOMS AND
PHRASES
Monica Prabhakaran

2.  WEATHER RELATED IDIOMS
 ANIMAL RELATED IDIOMS
 COLOR RELATED IDIOMS

3. WEATHER RELATED IDIOMS

4. RAINING CATS AND DOGS

5. FACE LIKE THUNDER
 Meaning – Being upset, angry

6. STORM IN A TEACUP
 Meaning – exaggerating things

7. CHASE RAINBOWS

8. LIGHTNING FAST
 Meaning – Very fast

9. HEADS IN THE CLOUD

10. UNDER WEATHER
 Meaning – ill/sad/exhausted

11. SNOWED UNDER
 Meaning – having too much to do

12. ANIMAL RELATED IDIOM

13. AT A SNAIL’S PACE
Meaning : At a slow pace, moving slowly

14. BUSY AS A BEE
 Meaning – extremely busy

15. OPEN A CAN OF WORMS
 Meaning – create a whole set of new problem

16. THE WORLD IS YOUR
OYSTER
 Meaning – Opportunities in front of you

17. EAGLE’S EYE
 Meaning – excellent vision

18. GUINIEA PIGS
 Meaning – Test sample

19. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE

20. BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
 Meaning – extremely clumpsy person

21. BUTTERFLIES IN
ONE’STOMACH

22. PIG HEADED
 Meaning – Stubborn , adamant

23. WHEN PIGS FLY

24. LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
 Meaning – to reveal the secret

25. LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER

26. COLOR IDIOM

27. BLACK

28. BLUE
 Blue blood – someone from noble or wealthy
or aristocratic family.
 Once in a bluemoon – very rarely
 Feel blue – to feel discontent and depressed

29. FOOD IDIOM

30. FOOD IDIOM - 1
 A hard nut to crack – a problem or situation
difficult to understand
 It’s not my cup of tea – either you don’t like
them or you find it is not interesting
 Eat humble pie – admit that you are wrong
about something
 As cool as cucumber – very calm and relaxed
, especially in difficult situation

31.  It’s no use of crying over spilt milk – worrying
about something that you cannot change it
now
 A couch potato – a lazy person
 Eat like a horse – eating a lot
 Icing on the cake – something that makes
good situation even better and bad situation
even worse

32. Other idioms

33. BARKING UP THE WRONG
TREE

34. THROW IN THE TOWEL

35. CATCH SOMEONE’S EYE

36. TO SIT ON THE FENCE

37. TO BURN THE CANDLE AT
BOTH ENDS

38. WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR
FACE

39. ZIP YOUR LIP

40. TO PUT YOUR FOOT IN YOUR
MOUTH

41. WAS IT FUN?