50 Idioms for Kids Pictures With Meanings & Sentences
Idioms for Kids Pictures
1. A Piece of Cake
Meaning: Something very easy to do.
In a Sentence: The math test was a piece of cake for Jason because he studied hard. / Cleaning my room is a piece of cake when I put on music.
Other Ways to Say: Easy as pie, super simple, no problem.
2. Let the Cat Out of the Bag
Meaning: To accidentally reveal a surprise or secret.
In a Sentence: Kelly let the cat out of the bag when she mentioned the gift. / The teacher let the cat out of the bag about the field trip next week.
Other Ways to Say: Spill the secret, reveal the surprise, slip up.
3. Break the Ice
Meaning: To start a conversation in a friendly way.
In a Sentence: He told a funny joke to break the ice on the first day of school.
Other Ways to Say: Start chatting, open up, get talking.
4. Cold Feet
Meaning: To be nervous before doing something important.
In a Sentence: I got cold feet before performing in the school play.
Other Ways to Say: Nervous, anxious, second thoughts.
5. Hit the Nail on the Head
Meaning: To say or do something exactly right.
In a Sentence: You hit the nail on the head with your answer!
Other Ways to Say: Exactly right, spot on, perfect guess.
6. Hold Your Horses
Meaning: Wait a minute or be patient.
In a Sentence: Hold your horses! We’re not leaving yet.
Other Ways to Say: Slow down, wait up, be patient.
7. In Hot Water
Meaning: To be in trouble.
In a Sentence: I was in hot water when I broke Mom’s vase.
Other Ways to Say: In trouble, caught, busted.
8. Cry Over Spilled Milk
Meaning: To be upset about something that has already happened.
In a Sentence: Don’t cry over spilled milk—it was just a small mistake.
Other Ways to Say: Let it go, move on, it’s okay.
9. Under the Weather
Meaning: Not feeling well.
In a Sentence: I didn’t go to school because I was under the weather.
Other Ways to Say: Sick, feeling bad, unwell.
10. Cat Got Your Tongue?
Meaning: Why are you not speaking?
In a Sentence: You’re so quiet—cat got your tongue?
Other Ways to Say: Silent, speechless, tongue-tied.
11. Monkey Business
Meaning: Silly or naughty behavior.
In a Sentence: Stop the monkey business and finish your homework!
Other Ways to Say: Fooling around, being silly, acting up.
12. The Ball Is in Your Court
Meaning: It’s your turn to take action.
In a Sentence: I apologized, now the ball is in your court.
Other Ways to Say: It’s your move, your decision, your turn.
13. Raining Cats and Dogs
Meaning: Raining very heavily.
In a Sentence: We had to cancel the game—it was raining cats and dogs.
Other Ways to Say: Pouring rain, heavy rain, stormy.
14. On Cloud Nine
Meaning: Very happy.
In a Sentence: She was on cloud nine after winning the spelling bee.
Other Ways to Say: Overjoyed, super happy, thrilled.
15. Zip Your Lip
Meaning: Be quiet.
In a Sentence: The teacher told us to zip our lips during the test.
Other Ways to Say: Hush, be silent, no talking.
16. In a Pickle
Meaning: In a tricky or difficult situation.
In a Sentence: I’m in a pickle—I forgot my homework at home!
Other Ways to Say: In trouble, stuck, in a jam.
17. Hit the Books
Meaning: To study hard.
In a Sentence: I need to hit the books before my big test.
Other Ways to Say: Study, read, prepare.
18. A Fish Out of Water
Meaning: Feeling out of place.
In a Sentence: I felt like a fish out of water at the new school.
Other Ways to Say: Uncomfortable, lost, awkward.
19. Go Bananas
Meaning: To go crazy with excitement.
In a Sentence: The class went bananas when the surprise party started!
Other Ways to Say: Go wild, super excited, jump around.
20. Spill the Beans
Meaning: Reveal a secret.
In a Sentence: Don’t spill the beans about the surprise party!
Other Ways to Say: Let it slip, reveal, tell the secret.
21. Monkey see, monkey do
Meaning: Imitating others without understanding.
In a Sentence: When Tim saw his brother dancing, he copied him—monkey see, monkey do!
Other Ways to Say: Copycat, mimic, do what others do
22. In hot water
Meaning: In trouble.
In a Sentence: Sarah was in hot water after drawing on the wall.
Other Ways to Say: In trouble, caught, busted
23. A fish out of water
Meaning: Feeling out of place.
In a Sentence: On his first day at a new school, Max felt like a fish out of water.
Other Ways to Say: Not fitting in, awkward, out of place
24. Butterflies in my stomach
Meaning: Feeling nervous.
In a Sentence: Emma had butterflies in her stomach before her piano performance.
Other Ways to Say: Nervous, jumpy, anxious
25. Cat got your tongue?
Meaning: When someone is very quiet or won’t talk.
In a Sentence: When I asked about the missing cookie, he just stared—cat got your tongue?
Other Ways to Say: Speechless, silent, too shy to talk
26. Raining cats and dogs
Meaning: Raining very heavily.
In a Sentence: We couldn’t go outside—it was raining cats and dogs!
Other Ways to Say: Pouring, heavy rain, soaked
27. Walking on air
Meaning: Feeling super happy.
In a Sentence: After winning the art contest, Lily was walking on air.
Other Ways to Say: Very happy, thrilled, over the moon
28. Cry over spilled milk
Meaning: Getting upset over something that can’t be changed.
In a Sentence: Don’t cry over spilled milk—just clean it up!
Other Ways to Say: Let it go, don’t worry, it’s okay
29. Spill the beans
Meaning: Reveal a secret.
In a Sentence: Don’t spill the beans about the birthday surprise!
Other Ways to Say: Tell the secret, let it out, blurt out
30. On cloud nine
Meaning: Extremely happy.
In a Sentence: She was on cloud nine after getting her favorite toy.
Other Ways to Say: Super happy, overjoyed, excited
31. Hold your horses
Meaning: Wait or slow down.
In a Sentence: Hold your horses! We haven’t packed lunch yet.
Other Ways to Say: Wait a second, slow down, be patient
32. Have a sweet tooth
Meaning: Love sugary foods.
In a Sentence: Jake has a sweet tooth—he always wants candy.
Other Ways to Say: Candy lover, sugar fan, dessert craving
33. Cool as a cucumber
Meaning: Very calm and relaxed.
In a Sentence: Even during the test, Mia was cool as a cucumber.
Other Ways to Say: Calm, chill, relaxed
34. The early bird catches the worm
Meaning: People who start early succeed.
In a Sentence: Max finished his project first—he’s the early bird!
Other Ways to Say: Be early, get ahead, start first
35. Pop the question
Meaning: Ask someone an important question (usually to marry).
In a Sentence: In fairy tales, the prince always pops the question at the end.
Other Ways to Say: Ask, propose, ask something big
36. Bite off more than you can chew
Meaning: Take on too much to do.
In a Sentence: I tried to build two Lego sets at once—bit off more than I could chew!
Other Ways to Say: Too much to handle, overloaded, too big a task
37. Jump the gun
Meaning: Do something too soon.
In a Sentence: He jumped the gun and opened the present early.
Other Ways to Say: Too early, rushed, ahead of time
38. Get cold feet
Meaning: Become scared before doing something.
In a Sentence: Lily got cold feet and didn’t sing on stage.
Other Ways to Say: Backed out, got scared, changed mind
39. Hit the hay
Meaning: Go to bed.
In a Sentence: After the movie, it was time to hit the hay.
Other Ways to Say: Sleep, go to bed, lights out
40. Full of beans
Meaning: Full of energy.
In a Sentence: The kids were full of beans after their nap.
Other Ways to Say: Energetic, excited, super active
41. Break the ice
Meaning: Start talking in a new or quiet group.
In a Sentence: Telling a joke helped break the ice at camp.
Other Ways to Say: Start the conversation, open up, begin talking
42. In the same boat
Meaning: In the same situation.
In a Sentence: We forgot our homework—so we’re in the same boat!
Other Ways to Say: Same problem, together in this, same situation
43. Tickled pink
Meaning: Very amused or delighted.
In a Sentence: Grandma was tickled pink by the drawing I made.
Other Ways to Say: Happy, thrilled, laughing
44. Barking up the wrong tree
Meaning: Accusing the wrong person.
In a Sentence: If you think I took the cookies, you’re barking up the wrong tree!
Other Ways to Say: Wrong guess, mistaken, not me
45. Under the weather
Meaning: Feeling a bit sick.
In a Sentence: Jack stayed home because he was feeling under the weather.
Other Ways to Say: Sick, not well, feeling bad
46. Cut to the chase
Meaning: Get to the point quickly.
In a Sentence: I didn’t want the long story—just cut to the chase!
Other Ways to Say: Get to the point, skip the details, talk fast
47. Big cheese
Meaning: An important person.
In a Sentence: At school, the principal is the big cheese.
Other Ways to Say: Boss, leader, top person
48. Chicken out
Meaning: Decide not to do something because of fear.
In a Sentence: I wanted to go on the roller coaster but chickened out.
Other Ways to Say: Got scared, backed out, changed mind
49. Put a sock in it
Meaning: Be quiet.
In a Sentence: The teacher said, “Put a sock in it” during story time.
Other Ways to Say: Quiet down, hush, stop talking
50. Go bananas
Meaning: Act wild or silly.
In a Sentence: The kids went bananas at the birthday party!
Other Ways to Say: Get crazy, have fun, act wild
