Idioms List for Kids Pdf - 50 Cute Idioms for Kids with Meanings

Idioms List for Kids! Idioms are a great way to build a strong understanding of a language and its culture. An idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning that is different from its literal meaning. Idioms can often be tricky to understand, particularly for kids, but can also provide a fun and interesting way to learn the language. These expressions are more interesting for kids to learn than the more mundane sentences found in textbooks, and can help them to understand the nuances of language. This blog post will provide a comprehensive list of idioms for kids, along with their literal and figurative meanings, to help them build their language skills in a fun and engaging way. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or student, this guide can help you to make learning language entertaining and enjoyable.

This list of idioms is best for grade 3, grade4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7 students, and kids.

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Idioms List for Kids

1. Come to blows	to start hitting each other	From hot words, they came to blows.
2. Come to grief	to fail	Their plan came to grief in the end.
3. Come to light	become known	At last, the truth of the matter came to light.
4. Come to terms/make terms	to make an agreement or end an agreement with someone	At last, they had to come to terms.
5. Come/get to the point	to stop talking about unimportant details and say what is the most important	We have not yet discussed the real matter, so please get to the point.
7. Create/make/stir up bad blood	cause angry or bitter feeling between people	Do not create bad blood between them.
8. Crocodile tears	to pretend you feel sad0	She was shedding crocodile tears on her enemy’s death,
9. Cross your anger	to put your middle finger over your first finger as a wish for good luck	I am crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
10. Cry over spilt milk	to waste time feeling upset about something bad that has happened and cannot be changed	It is no use crying over spilt milk.
11. Cry wolf	to call for help when it is not needed to	If you cry wolf, again and again, none will believe you when you need help.
12. Curry favor with somebody	to try to make someone like you	Big tax cuts are often proposed to curry favor with voters.
13. Cut a sorry/poor figure	do something badly	She cat a soy figure when she could not speak on the stage.
14. Cut somebody to the quick	to upset someone very much by saying something	Do not cut your parents to the quick by saying them old fools.
15. Cut something short	to stop doing something earlier than you planned	His Glittering career was cut short by a heart attack.
17. Cut your coat according to your cloth	to spend only as much money as you can afford	Do not be wasteful
18. Darkhorse	someone with a secret ability or skill	Leon is a dark horse I did not know that he had written a novel.
19. Day after day /week after week/ year after year	day in day out	The ill-cared old man became weak day after day.
20. Day in, day out	especially of something boring	I have to do the same boring jobs day in, day out.

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21. Die a dog’s death	Die a shameful death	No one wants to die a dog’s death.
22. Die in harness	to continue to work until the day of one’s death	I hope that she will die in harness.
23. Diehard	strongly opposing changes and new ideas	A few diehard people are trying to stop the reforms.
24. Do sb a bad turn	to do sth to harm sb	You did her a bad turn by dismissing her.
25. Do sb a good turn	to do sth that helps sb	You did her a good turn by employing her in this office.
26. Do the trick	to do what is needed in order to achieve something big	A bit more hard work can do the trick for the success of our plan.
27. Double-faced	hypocrite	When I realized his double-faced policy, I refused to be his friend anymore.
28. Down and out	without money, a home, or a job, and living on the street	Nobody loves you when you are down and out.
29. Draw a blank	to fail to get an answer or a result	All his efforts to marry Soma have drawn a blank
30. Drawn match	a match that results in the beat or win of neither team	A cricket test match usually proves to be a drawn match.
31. Eagle-eyed	able to see or notice the things that are very difficult to see	You cannot hide your feelings from Lina, she is an eagle-eyed woman.
32. Eat humble pie	to admit that you were wrong about something	You will eat humble pie if you do not act upon my plan.
33. Eat one’s cake and have it OR Have one’s	enjoy the benefits from two situations	He loves his wife but still wants to see his girlfriend, it is like eating his cake and have it.
34. Eat one’s words	to admit that you were wrong about something	I said that he would be late but I had to eat my words when he came on time
35. End up in smoke / go up in smoke	if your plans go up in smoke, you cannot do what you intended to do	When he crashed his car, all his travel plans ended in smoke.
36. Every inch	completely or in every way	He looked every inch a gentleman.
37. Eyewash	something that you do not consider true	Do not talk about such eyewash.
38. Face the music	to accept punishment or criticism for something you have done wrong	I did her wrong but I am ready to face the music.
39. Fair or square deal	fair treatment	Most of the workers do not think that they are getting a square deal.
40. Fair play	behavior that is fair and honest	He has no sense of fair play.

41. Fair sex	women	We should respect fair sex.
42. Fair weather friends	someone who only wants to be your friend when things are going well for you	Fair weather friends leave you in the lurch.
43. Fall flat	to fail to produce the desired effect	All his attempts to marry her fell flat.
44. Fall on hard times	to have problems because you do not have enough money	Gilbert could not pay the fee of his son as he had fallen on hard times.
45. Fall short of	to fail to reach your aim or Tail to reach a particular level	His skill fell short of my expectations.
46. Fall victim to something	become a victim	She fell victim to cancer.
47. Fall/be/become prey to	to be attacked, cheated, or harmed by someone bad	The innocent boy fell prey to smoking.
48. Far and near/Far and wide/Near and far	from very wide areas	Came from near and far to see the fair.
49. Fay ones trump card	to use something powerful and influential	When the boss did not show him any favor, he played his trump card by telling him that he is the minister’s son.
50. Feather one’s nest	to obtain money by doing something dishonest	Dishonest officers feather their nests.

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Idioms with Meanings

The icing on the cake	Something additional that turns good into great
Second to none	The best
Read between the lines	Find the hidden meaning
Piece of cake	Something very easy
Pass with flying colors	To succeed at something easily
Out of the blue	With no warning
Mumbo jumbo	To call something total nonsense
Miss the boat	You missed your chance
I’ve got your number	To say you can’t be fooled by someone since you have them figured out
It’s in the bag	It’s a certainty
In the same boat	Be in the same situation
In hot water	Be in trouble
Have second thoughts	Have doubts
Have mixed feelings	Be unsure of how you feel
Give it a shot	To try to do something
Get your act together	Behave properly
Get a kick out of it	Really enjoy/like something
Fill in the blanks	Provide more information
Draw a blank	Can’t remember
Down to the wire	At the last minute
Crack a book	Open up a book and study
Cool as a cucumber	To be very calm under stress
Call it a day	Time to quit
As easy as ABC	Something is very easy
Add fuel to the fire	To add more to an existing problem
A rip-off	Too expensive
A grey area	Something unclear

A dead letter	a law or idea which is no longer effective
Drawn match	a match that results in the beat or win of neither team
Eagle-eyed	able to see or notice the things that are very difficult to see
Be at daggers drawn	be hostile
Day after day /week after week/ year after year	day in day out
Die a dog’s death	Die a shameful death
A dog’s life	disgraceful life
Cut a sorry/poor figure	do something badly
Day in, day out	especially of something boring
Again every day/week/ year	for a long time
Be driven/passed from pillar to post	from one place to another place
Double-faced	hypocrite
A dog in the manger	selfish
Darkhorse	someone with a secret ability or skill
Diehard	strongly opposing changes and new ideas
Die in harness	to continue to work until the day of one’s death
Do the trick	to do what is needed in order to achieve something big
Draw a blank	to fail to get an answer or a result
Cut your coat according to your cloth	to spend only as much money as you can afford
Cut something short	to stop doing something earlier than you planned
Cut somebody to the quick	to upset someone very much by saying something
Down and out	without money, a home, or a job, and living on the street