English Idioms Brain Teaser Worksheet - Hidden Meaning Answers

Let’s go through each box one by one and figure out the hidden saying or expression. We’ll look at the words, pictures, and how they’re arranged to guess the common idiom.

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Box 1: “FUSS” with a zero (Ø) under it
→ “Fuss” + “nothing” = Big fuss over nothing

Box 2: “o L D”
→ The letter “L” is growing bigger between “o” and “D” → Growing old

Box 3: “PPOD”
→ Sounds like “peas in a pod” → Two peas in a pod

Box 4: “Hip Hip” written together
→ Joined at the hip → Joined at the hip

Box 5: Arrow pointing down to Earth
→ Down to earth → Down to earth

Box 6: Eye with an apple inside
→ Apple of my eye → Apple of my eye

Box 7: “cherry” above “CAKE”
→ Cherry on the cake → Cherry on the cake

Box 8: “LEG” with a break in the middle
→ Break a leg → Break a leg

Box 9: A rectangle with corners cut off
→ Cutting corners → Cutting corners

Box 10: “tree” with “apple” falling beside it
→ Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree → Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

Box 11: “cheese” with scissors cutting it
→ Cut the cheese → Cut the cheese

Box 12: Cloud with sun behind it and raindrops, word “feeling” below
→ Feeling under the weather → Feeling under the weather

Box 13: Hand with fingers spreading out, word “things” next to it
→ Things getting out of hand → Things getting out of hand

Box 14: Three shapes — circle, square, triangle — all with “get” inside
→ Get in shape → Get in shape

Box 15: “heart” with “he” and “art” separated
→ Change of heart → Change of heart

Box 16: “long” vertically, “story” small next to it
→ Long story short → Long story short

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Final Answer:
Big fuss over nothing
Growing old
Two peas in a pod
Joined at the hip
Down to earth
Apple of my eye
Cherry on the cake
Break a leg
Cutting corners
Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Cut the cheese
Feeling under the weather
Things getting out of hand
Get in shape
Change of heart
Long story short