English Idioms
by Smart Learning Solutions
Everyday idioms, learned by topic.
400 idioms native speakers actually use, in 20 topics — with five examples each, your language’s equivalent where one exists, and reviews timed so they stick.
What’s inside
Built to make it stick
400 idioms, 20 topics
Related idioms are learned together, topic by topic, rather than as a random list.
Your language’s equivalent
Where your language has a matching idiom you see it, marked as an exact or a close match — plus the literal meaning.
Spaced repetition
Lessons bring each idiom back on a schedule that fits how memory works.
Examples, grammar and audio
Five example sentences for every idiom, a short note on which words change, and pronunciation you can hear in different English accents.
Level and register
Each idiom is tagged with its CEFR level and whether it is informal, neutral or formal.
Reviews are never locked
Daily reviews of the idioms you have learned stay unlimited on Free too. What you have learned is always yours.
Practice
16 ways to practise
You see a definition or a sentence with a gap, recall the whole idiom or the missing word, and build the answer from word tiles, pick one of four options, arrange scrambled letters or type it from memory.
You see
- Definition
- Sentence with a gap
You recall
- Whole idiom
- Missing word
You answer with
- Word tiles
- Choices
- Letters
- Keyboard
A taste
A few from the app
Every item comes with its meaning and examples in real sentences.
- a piece of cake
- very easy
- over the moon
- extremely happy
- in the nick of time
- at the last possible moment
- home and dry
- safe and successful, with the hard part done
Free topics
Try the free topics right here
Every idiom from the three free topics has its own page with the meaning, examples and a quiz.
Pro
Start free. Unlock the rest when you’re ready.
| Free vs Pro | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Topics | 3 | All 20 |
| Daily reviews | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Practice modes | 2 | All 16 |
| Topic tests | 1 a day | Unlimited |
| Sync across devices | — | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | No ads |
Get Pro inside the app: $6.99 a month, $27.99 a year (7 days free) or $69.99 once in most countries; prices vary by country. Pro for English Idioms unlocks this app only; it does not cover our other apps.
