Idioms For Idiots

GUESS THE GUESS THE IDIOM BY IDIOM BY

LOOKING AT THE LOOKING AT THE PICTURE!PICTURE!

A NO BRAINER!A NO BRAINER!

REACH FOR REACH FOR

THE STARSTHE STARS

REACH FOR REACH FOR THE STARSTHE STARS

My parents always My parents always told me to do my told me to do my

best and REACH FOR best and REACH FOR THE STARSTHE STARS

A DOLLARA DOLLAR

STRETCHSTRETCH

I WAS SHORT OF MONEY SO I I WAS SHORT OF MONEY SO I HAD TO STRETCH MY DOLLARHAD TO STRETCH MY DOLLAR

STRETCHSTRETCH

A DOLLARA DOLLAR

A WOLF IN A WOLF IN

SHEEP’S SHEEP’S

CLOTHINGCLOTHING

A WOLF IN A WOLF IN

SHEEP’S SHEEP’S

CLOTHINGCLOTHING

My boss was so kind but actually a very horrible person. He is a WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING!

A FISH OUT A FISH OUT

OF WATEROF WATER

A FISH OUT A FISH OUT OF WATEROF WATER

David was at a party with David was at a party with all women! He was like A all women! He was like A FISH OUT OF WATERFISH OUT OF WATER

YOU CAN LEAD A HORSEYOU CAN LEAD A HORSETO WATER BUTTO WATER BUT

YOU CAN’T YOU CAN’T

MAKE IT DRINK!MAKE IT DRINK!

YOU CAN LEAD A HORSEYOU CAN LEAD A HORSETO WATER BUTTO WATER BUT

YOU CAN’T MAKE IT DRINK!YOU CAN’T MAKE IT DRINK!

I taught him all year I taught him all year but he wouldn’t but he wouldn’t learn. You CAN learn. You CAN LEAD A HORSE TO LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU WATER BUT YOU CAN’T MAKE IT CAN’T MAKE IT DRINK!DRINK!

TIME TO TIME TO

GO!GO!

GET GOING!GET GOING!

HIT THE ROAD!HIT THE ROAD!

TIME TO TIME TO GET GOING / HIT THE ROAD /GET GOING / HIT THE ROAD /

It’s 5pm. Work is It’s 5pm. Work is finished. Time to finished. Time to

HIT THE ROAD.HIT THE ROAD.

WE ARE WE ARE

ON ON TARGETTARGET

WE ARE ON TARGETWE ARE ON TARGET

We sold 500 We sold 500 books this books this year. We year. We have to sell have to sell 600. WE ARE 600. WE ARE ON TARGET ON TARGET for the year. for the year.

WALKING OFF WALKING OFF THE BEATEN PATHTHE BEATEN PATH

THE BEATENTHE BEATEN

PATHPATH

WALKING OFFWALKING OFFTHE BEATEN PATH THE BEATEN PATH

She found a great She found a great store when walking store when walking home a different way. home a different way. She was always She was always WALKING OFF THE WALKING OFF THE BEATEN PATH.BEATEN PATH.

THE PENTHE PEN

IS MIGHTIER THANIS MIGHTIER THAN

THE SWORDTHE SWORD

THE PEN IS MIGHTIERTHE PEN IS MIGHTIERTHAN THE SWORD.THAN THE SWORD.

HE WROTE A HE WROTE A BEAUTIFUL LETTER BEAUTIFUL LETTER

TOTO THE KING. The THE KING. The king didn’t kill him. king didn’t kill him. THE PEN IS THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD.SWORD.

TIMETIME

FLIESFLIES

TIME FLIESTIME FLIES

My God!My God!

It is almost dark. It is almost dark. My, TIME FLIES!My, TIME FLIES!

CROCODILECROCODILE

TEARSTEARS

CROCODILE TEARSCROCODILE TEARS

She really wasn’t She really wasn’t sad he had died. sad he had died. She shed She shed CROCODILE CROCODILE TEARSTEARS

BEHINDBEHIND

THE 8 THE 8 BALLBALL

BEHIND THE 8 BALLBEHIND THE 8 BALL

He had only He had only one chance one chance to finish. He to finish. He was BEHIND was BEHIND THE 8 BALL.THE 8 BALL.

HEAD HEAD

IN THE CLOUDSIN THE CLOUDS

HEAD IN THE CLOUDSHEAD IN THE CLOUDS

He didn’t listen and was He didn’t listen and was always looking out the window. always looking out the window. He had his HEAD IN THE CLOUDSHe had his HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

PUT YOUR FOOTPUT YOUR FOOT

IN YOUR IN YOUR MOUTHMOUTH

PUT YOUR FOOTPUT YOUR FOOTIN YOUR MOUTHIN YOUR MOUTH

He told her He told her about the about the surprise surprise party. He party. He PUT HIS PUT HIS FOOT IN FOOT IN HIS MOUTH.HIS MOUTH.

FEEL LIKE A PUPPETFEEL LIKE A PUPPET

ON A ON A STRINGSTRING

FEEL LIKE A PUPPETFEEL LIKE A PUPPETON A STRINGON A STRING

My wife tells me My wife tells me everything I everything I can do. I FEEL can do. I FEEL LIKE A PUPPET LIKE A PUPPET ON A STRING!ON A STRING!

GET YOUR GET YOUR

FOOT IN THE FOOT IN THE DOORDOOR

GET YOUR FOOT GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOORIN THE DOOR

He finally got He finally got a job as a a job as a DJ. He GOT DJ. He GOT HIS FOOT IN HIS FOOT IN THE DOOR!THE DOOR!

FEELINGFEELING

BLUEBLUE

FEELING BLUE FEELING BLUE

He had lost his He had lost his girlfriend. girlfriend.

He was very He was very sad. He was sad. He was FEELING FEELING BLUE. BLUE.

TREASURE CHEST OFTREASURE CHEST OF

OF IDEAS OF IDEAS

TREASURE CHEST OFTREASURE CHEST OFOF IDEAS.OF IDEAS.

He knew so He knew so much! He was much! He was a TREASURE a TREASURE CHEST OF CHEST OF IDEAS!IDEAS!

RUNNINGRUNNING

OUT OF TIMEOUT OF TIME

RUNNINGRUNNINGOUT OF TIMEOUT OF TIME

It was almost midnight! It was almost midnight! Cinderella was running OUT Cinderella was running OUT

OF TIMEOF TIME

LIKE A FISHLIKE A FISH

OUT OF OUT OF WATERWATER

LIKE A FISHLIKE A FISHOUT OF WATEROUT OF WATER

HE COULDN’T HE COULDN’T DANCE. He DANCE. He was a FISH was a FISH OUT OF OUT OF WATERWATER

WE DON’T SEEWE DON’T SEE

EYE TO EYE TO EYEEYE

WE DON’T SEEWE DON’T SEEEYE TO EYEEYE TO EYE

We can We can never never agree. We agree. We don’t see don’t see EYE TO EYEEYE TO EYE

I GIVEI GIVE

UP!UP!

I GIVE UPI GIVE UP ! !

I can’t I can’t continue. continue. I quit, I I quit, I

GIVE UP!GIVE UP!

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