Idioms

These were published in the Times Educational Supplement (TES) . There are 250 of them available in the “English idioms illustrated ” App.

Hover over them you’ll see the expression that’s explained.

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apple of one's eye

bring home the bacon

goody two shoes

higgledy piggledy

in the limelight

to knuckle down

a storm in a teacup

cloud cuckoo land

cool as a cucumber

mad as a hatter

purple patch

Can of worms

two-faced

put your foot in it

full of beans

lap of the gods

ignorance is bliss

chalk and cheese

spill the beans