Idioms/ Proverbs | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

"I will buy you the latest iPhone when (pigs can fly)," my mother retorted and left the room.

said when you think that there is no chance at all of something happening

Ben runs six kilometers every morning, (rain or shine).

something will happen even it rains/ something will happen no matter what happens

Little did I know, this was (the calm before the storm).

a quiet or peaceful period before a period during which there is great activity, argument, or difficulty

It had been a difficult week for Ben so when the car broke down, it was (the last straw). He yelled at the top of his lungs and repeatedly slammed his palm into the steering wheel.

the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation

Ben felt like (a fish out of water) at his new school.

someone who is uncomfortable/ unfamiliar in a specific situation

Lisa had (butterflies in her stomach) as she turned to face her audience on stage.

very nervous or frightened about something

Her laptop (cost her an arm and a leg).

extremely expensive

Don't make a mountain out of a (mole/ monkey/ moose/ mouse) hill

Make a mountain out of a mole hill: to cause something unimportant to seem important

Don't let the (rabbit/ dog/ crab/ cat) out of the bag.

Let the cat out of the bag: reveal a secret

"Don't (butter up) to me. I am not going to agree to your insane idea!" My best friend exclaimed while retreating from me.

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help or support

Lisa will not be coming to school today because she is (under the weather).

slightly unwell or in low spirits

Turn over a new (page/ leaf/ chapter/ soil)

Turn over a new leaf: start to act or behave in a better or more responsible way

Smell a (cat/ pig/ rat/ elephant)

Smell a rat: to suspect that something wrong or dishonest is happening

Be in the (light/ dark/ field/ room)

Be in the dark: to not know about something that other people know about/ not knowing what is going on

That interesting suggestion of yours has given us (food for thought).

something worth thinking seriously about

She was (in a pickle) because she forgot her keys and could not get into her house.

in a difficult situation

"This is (a piece of cake)!" Billy exclaimed.

a very easy task/ something easily achieved

"(Don't bite off more than you can chew)," Ben warned me as he packed his bag.

to take on a task that is more difficult than one can handle

"Hurry and (spill the beans) about Ben! I have been waiting all weekend," Lisa urged while hooking her arm to mine.

reveal a secret

Pot calling the kettle (silver/ grey/ black/ brown)

Pot calling the kettle black: criticize someone while having that same fault yourself

Feeling (red/ purple/ green/ blue)

Feeling blue: feeling sad

A: "Sometimes, I think that I'll be happier teaching in Spain." B: "Well, (the grass is always always greener on the other side). You have already changed your career four times."

other people's lives or situations always seem better than your own

(red/ green/ blue/ purple) with envy

Green with envy: jealous

Once in a (red/ blue/ yellow/ purple) moon

Once in a blue moon: very rarely, occasionally