Idiom games for your classroom

Free idiom games for language classes: French, Spanish, German, Italian, English (ESL) and 40+ more. No account needed.

Idiom Match Pair each idiom with its meaning. Pairs or small groups · 10–15 min Guesscards Get your team to guess the idiom. Teams of 3–6 · 15–20 min Idiom Bingo Mark the idioms you hear. First line wins. Whole class · 15–20 min

How each game works: Idiom Bingo · Idiom matching game · Idiom guessing game

Three ways to play

OnlineStudents play on their own devices. You see scores live.
PrintCards, grids and an answer key. A4 or US Letter.
ProjectorPlay on any screen, or share it on a video call.

Keep track

Used marksHide idioms a class has already seen.
Class setsSave a selection, reopen it, share it.
Any deviceOptional email sign-in. No password.

Questions

Free?
Yes, all of it.
Languages?
48 in all. Enough for every game in English (1,600+ idioms, great for ESL), French (900), Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish and Japanese, plus smaller sets in 37 more.
Student data?
Students type a nickname only. Nothing is saved.
Printing?
Scale 100%, headers and footers off.