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Idioms by Theme
What do animals, colors, body parts, and food all have in common in English? Each one hides inside a whole family of common idioms you will hear every day.
1. Animal Idioms
2. Body Part Idioms 🔒
3. Color Idioms 🔒
4. Food Idioms 🔒
5. Health Idioms 🔒
6. Love Idioms 🔒
7. Money Idioms 🔒
8. Idioms for Bad Moods 🔒
9. Number Idioms 🔒
10. Idioms for Good Moods 🔒
11. Time Idioms 🔒
Common English Idioms by Theme
This topic sorts everyday idioms into themes, so you learn a set of related phrases together instead of one at a time. One quiz fills every blank with an animal, as in let the cat out of the bag (give away a secret) or calling a fast reader a bookworm. Others group idioms by color, body part, food, money, numbers, and time, with the body-part set covering phrases like cost an arm and a leg (be very expensive).
There are also themed sets for moods, with one quiz full of phrases for being upset or angry and another for being happy and upbeat. Pitched at an intermediate level, they suit learners ready to move past textbook sentences. Learning idioms in groups like this makes them easier to remember, because each phrase reminds you of the others in its set.
Did You Know?
Idioms love to play tricks with numbers. A baker's dozen does not mean twelve at all but thirteen, a leftover from the days when bakers added an extra item so they were never caught selling short.
Colors can flip meaning from one phrase to the next, too. Getting the green light (permission to go ahead) is a good thing, but being green with envy (jealous) certainly is not.
How the Idiom Quizzes Work
Each quiz is quick, about five minutes, and you can revisit any of the 11 quizzes whenever you want to refresh a theme. Practicing a whole category in one sitting helps the phrases stick far better than meeting them at random. Curious which theme is your favorite? Browse these interactive English quizzes and pick the set that catches your eye.