20 Very Funny And Whacked English Idioms

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20 Very Funny And Whacked English Idioms

Tell a classroom full of English students that there is an elephant in the room, and they will likely think you have gone crazy and reply with, “No, there isn’t!” That’s because English idioms are expressions or phrases that have a figurative meaning rather than a literal one.

There are some really funny and wacky idioms in English!

1. When Pigs Fly
It is very unlikely that you will ever see pigs fly right? ‘When pigs fly’ is an English idiom used to express that something is very unlikely to happen. It is often used to mock something. For example, “I’ll believe you’re going to give up chocolate when pigs fly.”

2. Put A Sock In It
This is a funny English idiom you can use with students in your English class. ‘Put a sock in it’ is used to tell someone to be quiet or stop talking. For example, “You two! Put a sock in it! Other students are trying to study.”

3. Cat Got Your Tongue?
This funny idiom is one you can use in class with students. ‘Cat got your tongue?’ is used when someone cannot speak or think of anything to say. For example, “Chris. Why aren’t you answering? What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue? “

4. Blue In The Face
This English idiom means to be extremely tired from making a lot of futile efforts to do something. For example, “You can ask me until you are blue in the face but I won’t change my mind.”

5. Raining Cats and Dogs
Raining cats and dogs means that it is raining very heavily. For example, “Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It’s raining cats and dogs out there.”

6. Hold Your Horses
Hold your horses is used to tell someone to wait a minute or to be patient. For example, “Hold your horses! I can’t go yet. I’ve not even eaten my breakfast.”

7. Piece Of Cake
The English idiom ‘Piece Of Cake’ is used to express that something is very easy. For example, “How was the test?” – “It was a piece of cake.”

8. Play it by ear
Playing something by ear means that rather than sticking to a defined plan, you will see how things go and decide on a course of action as you go along.
Example: “What time shall we go shopping?” “Let’s see how the weather looks and play it by ear.”

9. A Storm In A Tea Cup
A storm in a teacup is an English idiom that means that a small issue has been exaggerated and blown out of proportion. For example, “I got really angry at the teacher for giving us some homework yesterday, but I guess it was just a storm in a teacup.”

10. Elephant In The Room
The idiom ‘elephant in the room’ is used when there is a big problem or issue that nobody wants to talk about. For example, “I think we need to talk about the elephant in the room. Our company has lost a lot of money and some people might lose their jobs.”

11. Head In The Clouds
For someone to have their ‘head in the clouds’ means that they have unrealistic or unlikely ideas. For example, “He’s got his head in the clouds if he thinks he can get the job without any experience.”

12. Kick The Bucket
Maybe this idiom is not so funny because to ‘kick the bucket’ means to die. For example, “I want to experience as much as I can before I kick the bucket.”

13. Cool As A Cucumber
To be ‘cool as a cucumber’ means to be calm, relaxed, and composed in stressful situations. For example, “I thought Sally would be stressed out about the big test but she was as cool as a cucumber.“

14. It’s All Greek To Me
The idiom ‘It’s all Greek to me’ means that something is really hard to understand. For example, “I tried to follow the instructions on how to put the table together, but it’s all Greek to me.”

15. I Could Eat A Horse
This idiom is a funny way to say you are very hungry. ‘I could eat a horse’ means that the person is extremely hungry. For example, “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”

16. Beat Around The Bush
The idiom to ‘beat around the bush’ means to talk about a topic without talking about the main point of the subject. It means to talk about something in a roundabout way rather than directly. For example, “Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.”

17. Bob’s Your Uncle
This is a very funny and confusing English idiom that your students will find difficult to guess the meaning of. The expression ‘Bob’s your uncle’ means ‘It’s as simple as that.’ / ‘And there it is’. For example, “To tie your shoelaces, just tie a knot here, and Bob’s your uncle, it’s done!”

18. Frog In Your Throat
This English idiom is a fun way to say that you have difficulty speaking because your throat feels dry. For example, “Craig just stood there and didn’t say a thing. I think he had a frog in his throat.“

19. Thick As Thieves
Teachers often use this English idiom to describe students in their class. Thick as thieves means to be very close friends. For example, “Chris and Tom are as thick as thieves. They are always together.”

20. Keep Your Shirt On
This idiom is used when you want to tell someone to calm down. ‘Keep your shirt on’ means ‘calm down’ or ‘relax.’ For example, “Why did you borrow my pencil without asking?” – “Keep your shirt on! It was only for a second.”