The English idioms game
Look at the emojis and guess the English idiom. Answer fast and get stars!
Idiom Rush is a free idioms game for English learners. You see a few emojis, and you choose the idiom they show. After each level, you see a picture of every idiom, what it means, and an example. Each level has 5 common idioms on one topic: feelings, time, work, money, food, travel, weather, animals, body parts, home, health, love, sports, colors, music, friendship, clothes, water, cats, dogs, fire, business, horses, fish, birds, heart, sea, American slang, more American slang, shopping slang, work slang, short answers, mood slang, flower, tree, sleep, luck, stars, moon, snow, light, egg, wind, sun, hand, car, game, eye, road, head, foot, blood, cooking, thinking, teeth, ears, mouth, back, wall, brain, book, nose, ideas, face, lips, thumbs, doors, sweat, gold, silver, pie, ball, bread, cold, talk, red, deal, black, cut, day, run, hot, line, point, play, dead, top or low.
on cloud nine, butterflies in your stomach, hit the roof, down in the dumps, jump for joy. Feelings idioms with pictures
once in a blue moon, time flies, call it a day, seize the day, against the clock. Time idioms with pictures
burn the midnight oil, think outside the box, put all your eggs in one basket, learn the ropes, in the same boat. Work idioms with pictures
cost an arm and a leg, break the bank, money doesn’t grow on trees, save for a rainy day, cash cow. Money idioms with pictures
the apple of my eye, don’t cry over spilled milk, in a nutshell, piece of cake, couch potato. Food idioms with pictures
the world is your oyster, hit the road, itchy feet, off the beaten path, live out of a suitcase. Travel idioms with pictures
under the weather, break the ice, it’s raining cats and dogs, the calm before the storm, rain or shine. Weather idioms with pictures
the elephant in the room, let the cat out of the bag, hold your horses, when pigs fly, kill two birds with one stone. Animal idioms with pictures
break a leg, get cold feet, head over heels, see eye to eye, a pain in the neck. Body part idioms with pictures
home sweet home, hit the sack, on the house, house of cards, bring home the bacon. Home idioms with pictures
sick as a dog, fit as a fiddle, on the mend, a clean bill of health, laughter is the best medicine. Health idioms with pictures
puppy love, love at first sight, wear your heart on your sleeve, pop the question, tie the knot. Love idioms with pictures
touch base, jump the gun, drop the ball, the ball is in your court, saved by the bell. Sports idioms with pictures
the black sheep, a white lie, red tape, out of the blue, a green thumb. Color idioms with pictures
play it by ear, swan song, face the music, it takes two to tango, music to my ears. Music idioms with pictures
bury the hatchet, partner in crime, a fair-weather friend, hit it off, get along like a house on fire. Friendship idioms with pictures
hand-me-down, dressed to the nines, if the shoe fits, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, hot under the collar. Clothes idioms with pictures
water under the bridge, you can lead a horse to water, blood is thicker than water, test the waters, a fish out of water. Water idioms with pictures
curiosity killed the cat, copycat, cat got your tongue, scaredy-cat, herding cats. Cat idioms with pictures
the dog days of summer, let sleeping dogs lie, barking up the wrong tree, every dog has its day, dog-eat-dog. Dog idioms with pictures
burn bridges, play with fire, fight fire with fire, on fire, add fuel to the fire. Fire idioms with pictures
low-hanging fruit, cut to the chase, hit the ground running, back to square one, monkey business. Business idioms with pictures
a dark horse, beat a dead horse, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, horse around, straight from the horse’s mouth. Horse idioms with pictures
a red herring, a big fish in a small pond, packed like sardines, something smells fishy, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Fish idioms with pictures
go cold turkey, a night owl, a sitting duck, chicken out, the early bird catches the worm. Bird idioms with pictures
a heart of gold, your heart skips a beat, a heart-to-heart, a change of heart, learn by heart. Heart idioms with pictures
sink or swim, smooth sailing, the tip of the iceberg, a drop in the ocean, a sea change. Sea idioms with pictures
no worries, my bad, ten bucks, grab a bite, I’m beat. American slang idioms with pictures
hang out, chill out, catch you later, heads up, what’s up. More American slang idioms with pictures
a steal, rain check, rip-off, ballpark figure, splurge. American shopping slang idioms with pictures
on the clock, wrap up, pitch in, pull an all-nighter, call in sick. American work slang idioms with pictures
no way, for real, big deal, you bet, you got it. American reply slang idioms with pictures
wiped out, freaked out, psyched up, legit, sketchy. American mood slang idioms with pictures
stop and smell the roses, a bed of roses, a late bloomer, a wallflower, nip it in the bud. Flower idioms with pictures
can't see the forest for the trees, go out on a limb, turn over a new leaf, branch out, knock on wood. Tree idioms with pictures
forty winks, rise and shine, out like a light, sleep on it, beauty sleep. Sleep idioms with pictures
third time's a charm, push your luck, beginner's luck, fingers crossed, hit the jackpot. Luck idioms with pictures
starstruck, written in the stars, reach for the stars, a rising star, thank your lucky stars. Star idioms with pictures
moonlighting, over the moon, a moonshot, many moons ago, promise the moon. Moon idioms with pictures
a snowball effect, snowed in, a snow job, snowed under, a snowball's chance. Snow idioms with pictures
a green light, light at the end of the tunnel, a light bulb moment, in the spotlight, travel light. Light idioms with pictures
walk on eggshells, a chicken and egg problem, egg on your face, a nest egg, a good egg. Egg idioms with pictures
a second wind, throw caution to the wind, get wind of, a windfall, take the wind out of your sails. Wind idioms with pictures
make hay while the sun shines, nothing new under the sun, a place in the sun, a ray of sunshine, ride off into the sunset. Sun idioms with pictures
hand in hand, on the other hand, hands down, a helping hand, in good hands. Hand idioms with pictures
running on empty, life in the fast lane, drive me crazy, pedal to the metal, shift gears. Car idioms with pictures
a game changer, a level playing field, a game plan, mind games, ahead of the game. Game idioms with pictures
an eye for an eye, in the blink of an eye, turn a blind eye, pull the wool over someone’s eyes, a bird’s-eye view. Eye idioms with pictures
a fork in the road, back on track, backseat driver, take the high road, a dead end. Road idioms with pictures
head in the clouds, a head start, hit the nail on the head, bury your head in the sand, use your head. Head idioms with pictures
get a foot in the door, foot the bill, put your foot in your mouth, think on your feet, put your best foot forward. Foot idioms with pictures
blood, sweat and tears, bad blood, blue blood, new blood, make your blood boil. Blood idioms with pictures
too many cooks, spill the beans, on the back burner, a grain of salt, half-baked. Cooking idioms with pictures
food for thought, mind over matter, great minds think alike, bear in mind, off the top of my head. Thinking idioms with pictures
sweet tooth, once bitten, twice shy, long in the tooth, tooth and nail, by the skin of your teeth. Teeth idioms with pictures
all ears, wet behind the ears, in one ear and out the other, fall on deaf ears, my ears are burning. Ear idioms with pictures
tongue in cheek, word of mouth, loose lips sink ships, mouth-watering, bite your tongue. Mouth idioms with pictures
bounce back, back in the day, a stab in the back, a pat on the back, watch your back. Back idioms with pictures
off the wall, the writing on the wall, a fly on the wall, hit a wall, back against the wall. Wall idioms with pictures
brain freeze, brain drain, brainchild, no-brainer, pick your brain. Brain idioms with pictures
bookworm, read between the lines, judge a book by its cover, hit the books, cook the books. Book idioms with pictures
on the nose, nosedive, follow your nose, pay through the nose, keep your nose clean. Nose idioms with pictures
brainwave, brainstorm, back to the drawing board, two heads are better than one, on the same page. Ideas idioms with pictures
save face, face value, poker face, two-faced, face to face. Face idioms with pictures
lip service, stiff upper lip, read my lips, zip your lip, my lips are sealed. Lip idioms with pictures
rule of thumb, stick out like a sore thumb, all thumbs, under someone's thumb, twiddle your thumbs. Thumb idioms with pictures
open door policy, behind closed doors, door to door, revolving door, when one door closes, another opens. Door idioms with pictures
in a cold sweat, sweat equity, don’t sweat the small stuff, no sweat, break a sweat. Sweat idioms with pictures
the golden rule, a gold mine, all that glitters is not gold, golden ticket, golden years. Gold idioms with pictures
a silver lining, born with a silver spoon, a silver bullet, handed to you on a silver platter, a silver tongue. Silver idioms with pictures
pie in the sky, eat humble pie, a piece of the pie, as american as apple pie, a finger in every pie. Pie idioms with pictures
behind the eight ball, a curveball, get the ball rolling, on the ball, a ball and chain. Ball idioms with pictures
bread and butter, break bread, the best thing since sliced bread, butter someone up, bread and circuses. Bread idioms with pictures
cold call, the cold shoulder, cold comfort, cold hard cash, a cold case. Cold idioms with pictures
the talk of the town, small talk, pep talk, sweet talk, walk the talk. Talk idioms with pictures
a red flag, paint the town red, a red-letter day, caught red-handed, see red. Red idioms with pictures
a sweet deal, a square deal, a raw deal, a deal breaker, a done deal. Deal idioms with pictures
black and white, black and blue, the pot calling the kettle black, in the black, black friday. Black idioms with pictures
a cut above, cut and dried, cut corners, cut it out, cut the mustard. Cut idioms with pictures
save the day, make my day, a bad hair day, one day at a time, the good old days. Day idioms with pictures
run wild, run of the mill, a dry run, run the show, in the long run. Run idioms with pictures
hot air, too hot to handle, sell like hotcakes, a hot potato, in the hot seat. Hot idioms with pictures
toe the line, the bottom line, hold the line, a fine line, hook, line and sinker. Line idioms with pictures
point the finger, case in point, the point of no return, point blank, brownie points. Point idioms with pictures
play it cool, play hard to get, play it safe, foul play, fair play. Play idioms with pictures
dead ringer, dead weight, dead in the water, dead as a doornail, dead heat. Dead idioms with pictures
cherry on top, over the top, top dog, top secret, on top of the world. Top idioms with pictures
low-key, lay low, a low blow, lowball, the lowdown. Low idioms with pictures
An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning. The meaning is different from the meaning of each word. For example, "on cloud nine" means "very, very happy".
Yes. Idiom Rush is free. You do not need to sign up, and it works on your phone and on your computer.
The game is for learners from level A2. All the meanings and examples use simple English.
Look at the emojis and choose the idiom they show. You have 15 seconds for each question. Answer fast to get more points. After each level, you see a picture, the meaning and an example for every idiom.
Yes. Each level has its own page with a picture, a simple meaning and an example for all 5 idioms. Read it before you play, or after the game to check your answers.