In this section, you can learn some interesting English idioms through pictures. The idioms have been classified into different groups based on the key word in each idiom.

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For instance, you can find ‘a bull in a china shop’ under the ‘bull’ entry in the animals category. If you would like to understand more about the linguistic aspects of idioms, read the Idiom Guide.

Yuo can also follow these lessons with Pictorial Idioms as an eBook to run on your desktop.

Animals

Clothing

Games

Body

Nature

Bear
Bird
Bull
Butterfly
Cat
Cock
Dog
Donkey
Duck
Fish
Fly
Horse
Lion
Monkey
Pig
Rat
Belt
Boot
Cap
Hat
Pants
Linen
Shoes
Socks
Ball
Card
Gun
Swing
Jump
Skate
Back
Brain
Blood
Ears
Eyes
Face
Feet
Hands
Knees
Legs
Lips
Mouth
Nose
Toes
Ice
Moon
Mountain
Steam
Storm
Sun
Tree
Wood

The explanatory texts are Active Dictionary pages - just place the cursor above any word in the text and double-click the mouse to see the dictionary entry for the word.

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