These emoji charades ideas are 556 sayings, proverbs and compound words spelled out in emoji, in 14 topics and three levels. Nobody acts: one player shows the pictures and everyone else guesses the phrase. Press Next question for a new puzzle, then tap Show answer to see the phrase and how the pictures spell it.
How to play emoji charades on one screen
Share the page on a call or pass one phone around. Add up to four teams, press Start round and let one team guess out loud. The answer stays hidden until someone taps Show answer, so the host can play too. Give +1, then press Next question. Rounds run from 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
Playing in a group chat
Open Show all 556 emoji puzzles under the tool, copy a row of pictures and paste it into the chat. The first correct reply takes the point. That list prints each answer beside its pictures, so pick one reader per round. Every picture comes from the 2019 emoji set or an older one, and none is a flag, since some screens show a flag as two letters.
Tips
Start a new group on Easy in Two pictures, one word. Rain and a bow make Rainbow, a door and a bell make Doorbell, and one round teaches everyone the idea.
In Puns and sound-alikes, say the pictures out loud. A car and a dog make Carpet, because the dog is a pet, and the number 4 is always for or fore.
Whole proverbs is the long round: up to seven pictures, with the little words left out. Set 90 seconds and give the point only for the full saying.
Questions and answers
What is emoji charades?
A guessing game with pictures in place of acting. One player shows a row of emoji, such as a bee and a hat, and the others work out the phrase: A bee in your bonnet. It suits video calls and group chats, because nobody has to stand up and perform.
Are there film or song titles in the deck?
No. Every answer is an idiom, a proverb or an everyday compound word, such as Once in a blue moon or Houseboat, so nobody needs to have seen the same films. For a titles round, have each team turn five titles into emoji and send them to the other side.
What is the line under the answer?
It shows how the pictures spell the phrase: each picture's word in order, then a note for any picture that stands for a different word. For a shooting star and a bone it reads: Wish + bone. You wish on a shooting star.
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🐀 🏁Answer: Rat race. Rat + race. The checkered flag stands for race.
🐂 🍽️ 🏪Answer: A bull in a china shop. Bull + china + shop. The plate stands for china. The convenience store stands for shop.
🐂 📯 📯Answer: Take the bull by the horns. Bull + horns.
🐊 💧 💧Answer: Crocodile tears. Crocodile + tears. The droplet stands for tears.
🐌 ✉️Answer: Snail mail. Snail + mail. The envelope stands for mail.
🐌 👣Answer: At a snail's pace. Snail + pace. The footprints stand for pace.
🐍 🌿Answer: A snake in the grass. Snake + grass. The green sprig stands for grass.
🐔 ↗️Answer: Chicken out. Chicken + out.
🐘 🛋️Answer: The elephant in the room. Elephant + room. The couch and lamp stand for room.
🐜 🐜 👖Answer: Ants in your pants. Ants + pants. The jeans stand for pants.
🐝 👒Answer: A bee in your bonnet. Bee + bonnet. The hat stands for bonnet.
🐟 ↗️ 🌊Answer: A fish out of water. Fish + out of + water. The wave stands for water.
🐟 🐟 🐟 🌊Answer: Plenty more fish in the sea. Fish + fish + fish + sea. Three fish stand for plenty. The wave stands for sea.
🐮 🐮 🏠Answer: Till the cows come home. Cows + home.
🐱 ↗️ 👜Answer: Let the cat out of the bag. Cat + out of + bag.
🐱 🐭Answer: Cat and mouse. Cat + mouse.
🐱 👅Answer: Cat got your tongue. Cat + tongue.
🐳 ⏰Answer: A whale of a time. Whale + time.
🐴 🔄Answer: Horse around. Horse + around. The circling arrows stand for around.
🐵 💼Answer: Monkey business. Monkey + business. The briefcase stands for business.
🐶 ❤️Answer: Puppy love. Puppy + love.
🐶 👂Answer: Dog-eared. Dog + eared.
🐷 ✈️Answer: When pigs fly. Pigs + fly. The airplane stands for fly.
🐺 🐑 👕Answer: A wolf in sheep's clothing. Wolf + sheep + clothing. The t-shirt stands for clothing.
🐻 🤗Answer: Bear hug. Bear + hug.
👃 🐟Answer: Something smells fishy. Smells + fishy. The nose stands for smells.
👋 🐊Answer: See you later, alligator. See you later + alligator. The waving hand stands for see you later. The crocodile stands for alligator.
💧 📴 🦆 🔙Answer: Like water off a duck's back. Water + off + duck + back.
💬 🦋Answer: Social butterfly. Social + butterfly. The speech bubble stands for social.
💵 🐮Answer: Cash cow. Cash + cow. The dollar banknote stands for cash.
📏 🐴 👄Answer: Straight from the horse's mouth. Straight + horse + mouth. The ruler stands for straight.
🔤 🐝Answer: Spelling bee. Spelling + bee. The abc button stands for spelling.
😇 🐮Answer: Holy cow. Holy + cow. The face with a halo stands for holy.
😭 🐺Answer: Cry wolf. Cry + wolf.
😱 🐱Answer: Scaredy cat. Scaredy + cat. The screaming face stands for scaredy.
🙈 🦇Answer: Blind as a bat. Blind + bat. The monkey covering its eyes stands for blind.
🤏 🐦 💬Answer: A little bird told me. Little + bird + told me. The pinching hand stands for little. The speech bubble stands for told me.
🤫 🐭Answer: Quiet as a mouse. Quiet + mouse. The shushing face stands for quiet.
🤲 🐴 🐴Answer: Hold your horses. Hold + horses. The cupped hands stand for hold.
🥫 🐛 🐛Answer: Open a can of worms. Can + worms. The caterpillar stands for worms.
🦁 ➗Answer: The lion's share. Lion + share. The division sign stands for share.
🦅 👁️Answer: Eagle eye. Eagle + eye.
🦆 🦆 🦆 📏Answer: Get your ducks in a row. Ducks + in a row. The ruler stands for in a row.
🦢 🎵Answer: Swan song. Swan + song. The musical note stands for song.
1️⃣ 🎩 🐴Answer: A one-trick pony. One + trick + pony. The magician's top hat stands for trick. The horse face stands for pony.
Food sayings 51
↗️ 🍳 ➡️ 🔥Answer: Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Out of + frying pan + into + fire. The right arrow stands for into.
⏰ 👃 ☕Answer: Wake up and smell the coffee. Wake up + smell + coffee. The alarm clock stands for wake up. The nose stands for smell. The cup stands for coffee.
☝️ 🥧 🥧 🥧Answer: A finger in every pie. Finger + pie.
❓ 🍳Answer: What's cooking. What + cooking. The question mark stands for what. The frying pan stands for cooking.
🍋 ➡️ 🥤Answer: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Lemons + make + lemonade. The right arrow stands for make. The cold drink stands for lemonade.
🍎 🆚 🍊Answer: Apples and oranges. Apples + oranges. The VS button is there because the saying is about comparing the two. The tangerine stands for oranges.
🍎 👁️Answer: The apple of my eye. Apple + eye.
🍒 ⛏️Answer: Cherry-pick. Cherry + pick.
🍒 🔝Answer: The cherry on top. Cherry + top.
🍔 💭Answer: Food for thought. Food + thought. The hamburger stands for food.
🍞 🏆Answer: Breadwinner. Bread + winner. The trophy stands for winner.
🍞 🧈Answer: Bread and butter. Bread + butter.
🍦 🌾Answer: The cream of the crop. Cream + crop. The sheaf of rice stands for crop.
🍬 🦷Answer: Sweet tooth. Sweet + tooth. The candy stands for sweet.
🍳 ⛽Answer: Cooking with gas. Cooking + gas. The frying pan stands for cooking. The fuel pump stands for gas.
🍳 🛏️Answer: Breakfast in bed. Breakfast + bed. The fried egg stands for breakfast.
🍴 🔤Answer: Eat your words. Eat + words. The fork and knife stand for eat. The abc button stands for words.
🍴 🙇 🥧Answer: Eat humble pie. Eat + humble + pie. The fork and knife stand for eat. The person bowing stands for humble.
🍴 🛣️Answer: A fork in the road. Fork + road.
🎂 ➕ 🍴Answer: Have your cake and eat it. Cake + and + eat. The plus sign stands for and. The fork and knife stand for eat.
🏠 🥓Answer: Bring home the bacon. Home + bacon.
👍 🥚Answer: A good egg. Good + egg.
💪 🥜 🔨Answer: A tough nut to crack. Tough + nut + crack. The flexed arm stands for tough. The hammer stands for crack.
💰 🔥 🥞Answer: Selling like hot cakes. Selling + hot + cakes. The money bag stands for selling.
🔝 🍌Answer: Top banana. Top + banana.
🔤 🍲Answer: Alphabet soup. Alphabet + soup. The abc button stands for alphabet. The pot stands for soup.
🔥 🥔Answer: Hot potato. Hot + potato.
🗣️ 🧀Answer: Say cheese. Say + cheese. The speaking head stands for say.
😎 🥒Answer: Cool as a cucumber. Cool + cucumber. The face in sunglasses stands for cool.
😖 🍇Answer: Sour grapes. Sour + grapes. The screwed-up face stands for sour.
😠 🍎 🛒Answer: Upset the apple cart. Upset + apple + cart. The angry face stands for upset.
😭 🥛Answer: Crying over spilled milk. Crying + milk.
🚫 🆓 🍱Answer: No such thing as a free lunch. No + free + lunch.
🚫 🍎Answer: Forbidden fruit. Forbidden + fruit. The red no sign stands for forbidden. The red apple stands for fruit.
🚫 🍵Answer: Not my cup of tea. Not + cup of tea. The red no sign stands for not.
🟢 🍌 🍌Answer: Go bananas. Go + bananas. Green means go.
🤏 🧂Answer: A pinch of salt. Pinch + salt.
🤓 🍪Answer: Smart cookie. Smart + cookie. The nerd face stands for smart.
🥚 🔛 😳Answer: Egg on your face. Egg + on + face.
🥜 🐚Answer: In a nutshell. Nut + shell.
🥜 🔩Answer: The nuts and bolts. Nuts + bolts.
🥧 ☁️Answer: Pie in the sky. Pie + sky. The cloud stands for sky.
🧂 🌍Answer: Salt of the earth. Salt + earth.
🧈 ⬆️Answer: Butter someone up. Butter + up.
🧊 🔛 🎂Answer: The icing on the cake. Icing + on + cake. Say ice-ing out loud.
🧒 🍬 🏪Answer: A kid in a candy store. Kid + candy + store. The child stands for kid.
🧩 🎂Answer: A piece of cake. Piece + cake.
1️⃣ 👎 🍎Answer: One bad apple. One + bad + apple.
💵 2️⃣ 🍩Answer: Dollars to donuts. Dollars + to + donuts. The number 2 stands for to.
Head, heart and hands 56
▶️ 👂Answer: Play it by ear. Play + ear.
⛏️ 🧠Answer: Pick your brain. Pick + brain.
✂️ 💇Answer: Split hairs. Split + hairs. The scissors stand for split.
✋ ⤴️ ✊Answer: Hand over fist. Hand + over + fist.
❌ ❤️Answer: Cross my heart. Cross + heart.
❤️ 🥁Answer: Heartbeat. Heart + beat. The drum stands for beat.
❤️ 🥇Answer: A heart of gold. Heart + gold.
🃏 😐Answer: Poker face. Poker + face. The playing card stands for poker.
🌊 🦵 🦵Answer: Sea legs. Sea + legs. The wave stands for sea.
🌪️ 💪Answer: Twist my arm. Twist + arm. A tornado is also called a twister.
🍬 ❤️Answer: Sweetheart. Sweet + heart. The candy stands for sweet.
🎁 ✋Answer: Give me a hand. Give + hand. A gift is something you give.
🐂 👁️Answer: Bull's-eye. Bull + eye.
🐻 🦴 🦴Answer: Bare bones. Bare + bones. Bear sounds like bare.
👀 🔙 🗣️Answer: Eyes in the back of your head. Eyes + back + head.
👂 👂 👂Answer: All ears. Ear + ear + ear. Nothing but ears, so all ears.
👄 🛎️Answer: Lip service. Lip + service. You ring the desk bell for service.
👅 🌪️Answer: Tongue twister. Tongue + twister. The tornado stands for twister.
👅 👔Answer: Tongue-tied. Tongue + tied.
👊 💅 🔛 🗣️Answer: Hit the nail on the head. Hit + nail + on + head. The fist stands for hit.
👎 💇 📅Answer: Bad hair day. Bad + hair + day.
👶 ❤️Answer: Young at heart. Young + heart. The baby stands for young.
💰 💪 🦵Answer: Costs an arm and a leg. Costs + arm + leg. The money bag stands for costs.
📏 👍Answer: Rule of thumb. Rule + thumb.
📏 😐Answer: Keep a straight face. Straight + face. The ruler stands for straight.
📖 👄Answer: Read my lips. Read + lips. The open book stands for read.
🔄 ❤️Answer: A change of heart. Change + heart. The circling arrows stand for change.
🔄 🙈 👁️Answer: Turn a blind eye. Turn + blind + eye. The circling arrows stand for turn. The monkey covering its eyes stands for blind.
🔚 🦵 🦵Answer: On its last legs. Last + legs. The END arrow stands for last.
🔤 👄Answer: Word of mouth. Word + mouth. The abc button stands for word.
🔥 🔛 👠 👠Answer: Hot on your heels. Hot + on + heels.
🗣️ ☁️ ☁️Answer: Head in the clouds. Head + clouds.
🗣️ ⤴️ 👠Answer: Head over heels. Head + over + heels.
😂 🦴Answer: Funny bone. Funny + bone. The laughing face stands for funny.
😉 👁️Answer: In the blink of an eye. Blink + eye. The winking face stands for blink.
😐 🎶Answer: Face the music. Face + music.
🚫 😓Answer: No sweat. No + sweat.
🚫 🧠Answer: A no-brainer. No + brainer.
🟢 👍Answer: Green thumb. Green + thumb.
🤝 🦵Answer: Shake a leg. Shake + leg.
🥇 🦶 ➡️Answer: Best foot forward. Best + foot + forward. The gold medal stands for best. The right arrow stands for forward.
🥶 ❤️Answer: Cold-hearted. Cold + hearted.
🥶 🦶Answer: Cold feet. Cold + feet.
🦉 🦷Answer: Wisdom tooth. Wisdom + tooth. The wise old owl stands for wisdom.
🦶 🚪Answer: A foot in the door. Foot + door.
🦶 🧾Answer: Foot the bill. Foot + bill. The receipt stands for bill.
🦷 ➕ 💅Answer: Tooth and nail. Tooth + and + nail. The plus sign stands for and.
🦷 🧚Answer: Tooth fairy. Tooth + fairy.
🧠 🥶Answer: Brain freeze. Brain + freeze. The cold face stands for freeze.
🧹 📴 🦶 🦶Answer: Swept off my feet. Swept + off + feet. The broom stands for swept.
🦴 2️⃣ ⛏️Answer: A bone to pick. Bone + to + pick. The number 2 stands for to.
❤️ 2️⃣ ❤️Answer: Heart to heart. Heart + to + heart. The number 2 stands for to.
2️⃣ ⬅️ 🦶 🦶Answer: Two left feet. Two + left + feet.
👁️ 2️⃣ 👁️Answer: See eye to eye. Eye + to + eye. The number 2 stands for to.
😁 👂 2️⃣ 👂Answer: Grin from ear to ear. Grin + ear + to + ear. The number 2 stands for to.
🔙 2️⃣ 🟥 1️⃣Answer: Back to square one. Back + to + square + one. The number 2 stands for to.
Weather, sky and time 42
⏰ ✈️Answer: Time flies. Time + flies. The airplane stands for flies.
⏰ 💰Answer: Time is money. Time + money.
⏰ 🗣️Answer: Time will tell. Time + tell. The speaking head stands for tell.
☀️ 🌙Answer: Day and night. Day + night. The sun stands for day. The crescent moon stands for night.
☁️ 🥈Answer: Every cloud has a silver lining. Cloud + silver.
⚡ 🎣Answer: Lightning rod. Lightning + rod.
⛈️ 🍵Answer: A storm in a teacup. Storm + teacup.
✋ ⭐ ⭐Answer: Reach for the stars. Reach + stars. The raised hand stands for reach.
❄️ ⬇️Answer: Snowed under. Snowed + under. The down arrow stands for under.
⤴️ 🌙Answer: Over the moon. Over + moon.
⬇️ 🌍Answer: Down to earth. Down + earth.
⬇️ 🌦️Answer: Under the weather. Under + weather. The down arrow stands for under. The sun behind a rain cloud stands for weather.
🌧️ ☀️Answer: Rain or shine. Rain + shine. The sun stands for shine.
🌧️ ✅Answer: Rain check. Rain + check.
🌬️ 🍂Answer: Windfall. Wind + fall. The fallen leaf stands for fall, the season.
🌷 🧹Answer: Spring cleaning. Spring + cleaning. The tulip stands for spring. The broom stands for cleaning.
🍲 🥇 🔚 🌈Answer: A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Pot + gold + end + rainbow.
🎲 🌙Answer: Game night. Game + night. The crescent moon stands for night.
🏁 🆚 ⏰Answer: A race against time. Race + against + time. The checkered flag stands for race. The VS button stands for against.
🏃 🌈 🌈Answer: Chasing rainbows. Chasing + rainbows. The person running stands for chasing.
👀 ⭐ ⭐Answer: Seeing stars. Seeing + stars. The eyes stand for seeing.
💰 🌧️ 📅Answer: Save it for a rainy day. Save + rainy + day. The money bag stands for save.
📏 ⏰ 🚫 👀Answer: Long time no see. Long + time + no + see. The ruler stands for long. The eyes stand for see.
📞 📅Answer: Call it a day. Call + day. The telephone stands for call.
🔄 ⏰Answer: Around the clock. Around + clock. The circling arrows stand for around.
🔝 🧊 ⛰️Answer: The tip of the iceberg. Tip + ice + berg. The TOP arrow stands for tip. The mountain stands for berg, as in a mountain of ice.
🔥 🌊Answer: Heat wave. Heat + wave. The fire stands for heat.
🔥 💨 🎈Answer: Hot air balloon. Hot + air + balloon.
🔨 🧊Answer: Break the ice. Break + ice. The hammer stands for break.
🕚Answer: The eleventh hour. The clock shows eleven, and the saying means the last possible moment.
😌 ➡️ ⛈️Answer: The calm before the storm. Calm + before + storm. The right arrow stands for before.
🙏 🍀 ⭐ ⭐Answer: Thank your lucky stars. Thank + lucky + stars. The folded hands stand for thank. The four leaf clover stands for lucky.
🚫 🆕 ⬇️ ☀️Answer: Nothing new under the sun. Nothing + new + under + sun. The red no sign stands for nothing. The down arrow stands for under.
🥁 ⏰Answer: Beat the clock. Beat + clock. The drum stands for beat.
🥈 🌬️Answer: Second wind. Second + wind. Silver is the medal for second place.
🥉 ⏰ 🍀Answer: Third time's the charm. Third + time + charm. Bronze is the medal for third place. The four leaf clover stands for charm.
🦘 📅Answer: Leap year. Leap + year. The kangaroo stands for leap. The calendar stands for year.
1️⃣ ⬆️ ⏰Answer: Once upon a time. Once + upon + time. The number 1 stands for once. The up arrow stands for upon.
1️⃣ 🔵 🌙Answer: Once in a blue moon. Once + blue + moon. The number 1 stands for once.
⚡ 🚫 2️⃣Answer: Lightning never strikes twice. Lightning + never + twice. The red no sign stands for never. The number 2 stands for twice.
⚠️ 2️⃣ 🌬️Answer: Throw caution to the wind. Caution + to + wind. The warning sign stands for caution. The number 2 stands for to.
☁️ 9️⃣Answer: On cloud nine. Cloud + nine.
Colors, gold and silver 33
↗️ 🔵Answer: Out of the blue. Out of + blue.
⚖️ 🥇Answer: Worth its weight in gold. Weight + gold. The scales stand for weight.
⚡ 🔵Answer: A bolt from the blue. Bolt + blue. The lightning flash stands for bolt.
⚪ 🐘Answer: White elephant. White + elephant.
⚪ 🔊Answer: White noise. White + noise. The loudspeaker stands for noise.
⚪ 🤥Answer: A white lie. White + lie. The face with the long nose stands for lie.
⚫ ↗️Answer: Blackout. Black + out.
⚫ 👔Answer: Black tie. Black + tie.
⚫ 🕳️Answer: Black hole. Black + hole.
⚫ 🧊Answer: Black ice. Black + ice.
✈️ 🎨Answer: Pass with flying colors. Flying + colors. The airplane stands for flying. The artist palette stands for colors.
✨ 🚫 🥇Answer: All that glitters is not gold. Glitters + not + gold. The sparkles stand for glitters. The red no sign stands for not.
🌹 🎨 👓Answer: Rose-colored glasses. Rose + colored + glasses. The artist palette stands for colored.
🌿 🟢 ➡️Answer: The grass is always greener on the other side. Grass + greener + the other side. The green sprig stands for grass. The right arrow stands for the other side.
🎁 🟢 💡Answer: Give the green light. Give + green + light. A gift is something you give.
🎨 🏘️ 🔴Answer: Paint the town red. Paint + town + red. The artist palette stands for paint. The houses stand for town.
👀 🔴Answer: See red. See + red. The eyes stand for see.
👍 🥇Answer: Good as gold. Good + gold.
👶 🥈 🥄Answer: Born with a silver spoon. Born + silver + spoon. The baby stands for born.
🔴 ✋Answer: Caught red-handed. Red + handed.
🔴 🐟Answer: A red herring. Red + herring. The fish stands for herring.
🔴 💡 🟢 💡Answer: Red light, green light. Red + light + green + light.
🔴 📼Answer: Red tape. Red + tape. The videocassette stands for tape.
🔵 🍓Answer: Blueberry. Blue + berry.
🔵 🎀Answer: Blue ribbon. Blue + ribbon.
🔵 🔔Answer: Bluebell. Blue + bell.
🔵 🖨️Answer: Blueprint. Blue + print.
🟡 🧥Answer: Yellow jacket. Yellow + jacket. The coat stands for jacket.
🟢 👁️ 👹Answer: The green-eyed monster. Green + eyed + monster. The ogre stands for monster.
🥇 ⭐Answer: Gold star. Gold + star.
🥇 🐶Answer: Golden retriever. Golden + retriever. The gold medal stands for golden. The dog face stands for retriever.
🥇 📏Answer: The golden rule. Golden + rule. The gold medal stands for golden.
🥈 📺Answer: The silver screen. Silver + screen. The television stands for screen.
House and home 28
♣️ 🏠Answer: Clubhouse. Club + house.
❌ 🛏️Answer: The wrong side of the bed. Wrong + bed. The cross mark stands for wrong.
⬇️ 🔒 ➕ 🔑Answer: Under lock and key. Under + lock + and + key. The down arrow stands for under. The plus sign stands for and.
🍬 💭Answer: Sweet dreams. Sweet + dreams. The candy stands for sweet. The thought bubble stands for dreams.
🏠 ❤️Answer: Home is where the heart is. Home + heart.
🏠 ⬇️Answer: Bring the house down. House + down.
🏠 🆓Answer: Home free. Home + free.
🏠 🍬 🏠Answer: Home sweet home. Home + sweet + home. The candy stands for sweet.
🏠 🏃Answer: Home run. Home + run.
🏠 💼Answer: Homework. Home + work. The briefcase stands for work.
🏠 🔥 🎉Answer: Housewarming party. House + warming + party. The fire stands for warming.
🏠 🤢Answer: Homesick. Home + sick. The green face stands for sick.
🐶 🏠Answer: In the doghouse. Dog + house.
👪 🌳Answer: Family tree. Family + tree.
👻 🏠Answer: Haunted house. Haunted + house. The ghost stands for haunted.
💭 ✅Answer: A dream come true. Dream + true. The thought bubble stands for dream. The check mark button stands for true.
🔄 🚪Answer: Revolving door. Revolving + door. The circling arrows stand for revolving.
🔓 🏠Answer: Open house. Open + house.
🔙 🔒 🚪 🚪Answer: Behind closed doors. Behind + closed + doors. The BACK arrow stands for behind.
🔛 🏠Answer: On the house. On + house.
🔥 📍Answer: Fireplace. Fire + place. The map pin stands for place.
😴 ⤴️Answer: Sleepover. Sleep + over.
😴 👶Answer: Sleep like a baby. Sleep + baby.
😴 🔛Answer: Sleep on it. Sleep + on.
😴 🗣️Answer: Sleepyhead. Sleepy + head.
🚫 ✍️ 🏠Answer: Nothing to write home about. Nothing + write + home. The red no sign stands for nothing. The writing hand stands for write.
🛏️ 🌹 🌹Answer: A bed of roses. Bed + roses.
🚪 2️⃣ 🚪Answer: Door to door. Door + to + door. The number 2 stands for to.
School, work and screens 35
#️⃣ 🏷️Answer: Hashtag. Hash + tag. The number sign stands for hash.
☁️ 💻Answer: Cloud computing. Cloud + computing.
✂️ ➕ 📋Answer: Cut and paste. Cut + and + paste. The scissors stand for cut. The plus sign stands for and. Pasting takes whatever is on the clipboard.
❌ 🔤Answer: Crossword. Cross + word. The abc button stands for word.
🌍 ↔️ 🕸️Answer: World Wide Web. World + wide + web. The two-way arrow stands for wide.
🎩 📖Answer: Every trick in the book. Trick + book. The magician's top hat stands for trick.
🏄 🕸️Answer: Surf the web. Surf + web.
🏫 🐟 🐟Answer: A school of fish. School + fish.
🏫 🤡Answer: Class clown. Class + clown. The school stands for class.
🐝 🔤Answer: Buzzword. Buzz + word. The honeybee stands for buzz. The abc button stands for word.
👊 📏Answer: Punchline. Punch + line. The fist stands for punch. The ruler stands for line.
👊 📚Answer: Hit the books. Hit + books. The fist stands for hit.
👍 🚗Answer: Thumb drive. Thumb + drive. The car stands for drive.
👩🏫 🐕Answer: Teacher's pet. Teacher + pet. The dog stands for pet.
👴 🏫Answer: Old school. Old + school.
💧 😎Answer: Water cooler. Water + cooler. The face in sunglasses stands for cooler.
💻 🐞Answer: Computer bug. Computer + bug.
💻 🐭Answer: Computer mouse. Computer + mouse.
📄 👣Answer: Paper trail. Paper + trail. The footprints stand for trail.
📏 🅰️ 👨🎓Answer: Straight-A student. Straight + A + student. The ruler stands for straight. The graduate stands for student.
📖 ♣️Answer: Book club. Book + club.
📖 📏 📏Answer: Read between the lines. Read + lines. The open book stands for read. The ruler stands for lines.
📞 🏷️Answer: Phone tag. Phone + tag.
📰 ⚡Answer: Newsflash. News + flash.
📺 ⏰Answer: Screen time. Screen + time. The television stands for screen.
🔙 ✏️ 📋Answer: Back to the drawing board. Back + drawing + board. The pencil stands for drawing.
🔨 📰Answer: Breaking news. Breaking + news. The hammer stands for breaking.
🖊️ 👫Answer: Pen pal. Pen + pal. The pair holding hands stands for pal.
🗣️ 📏Answer: Headline. Head + line. The ruler stands for line.
🚫 👨⚖️ 📖Answer: Don't judge a book by its cover. Don't + judge + book. The red no sign stands for don't.
🚫 📰 👍 📰Answer: No news is good news. No + news + good + news.
🤔 ↗️ 📦Answer: Think outside the box. Think + outside + box. The arrow pointing up and out stands for outside. The package stands for box.
🤔 🧢Answer: Thinking cap. Thinking + cap.
🔙 2️⃣ 🏫Answer: Back to school. Back + to + school. The number 2 stands for to.
🖊️ 2️⃣ 📄Answer: Put pen to paper. Pen + to + paper. The number 2 stands for to.
Money, music and show 33
⏰ 🔔 🔔Answer: Alarm bells. Alarm + bells.
▶️ 🥈 🎻Answer: Play second fiddle. Play + second + fiddle. Silver is the medal for second place. The violin stands for fiddle.
🎤 ⬇️Answer: Mic drop. Mic + drop. The down arrow stands for drop.
🎭 👸Answer: Drama queen. Drama + queen. The theater masks stand for drama. The woman in a crown stands for queen.
🎭 🟢 🔛Answer: The show must go on. Show + go + on. The theater masks stand for show. Green means go.
🎵 ➕ 💃Answer: A song and dance. Song + and + dance. The musical note stands for song. The plus sign stands for and.
🎷 👐Answer: Jazz hands. Jazz + hands. The saxophone stands for jazz.
🎸 ➕ 🧻Answer: Rock and roll. Rock + and + roll. The guitar stands for rock. The plus sign stands for and.
🎸 ⭐Answer: Rock star. Rock + star. The guitar stands for rock.
🐇 ↗️ 🎩Answer: Pull a rabbit out of a hat. Rabbit + out of + hat.
🐷 🏦Answer: Piggy bank. Piggy + bank.
👑 💎Answer: The crown jewels. Crown + jewels. The gem stone stands for jewels.
👜 🎩Answer: A bag of tricks. Bag + tricks. The magician's top hat stands for tricks.
👶 🎹Answer: Baby grand. Baby + grand. A baby grand is a small grand piano.
👻 ✍️Answer: Ghostwriter. Ghost + writer.
👻 📖Answer: Ghost story. Ghost + story. The open book stands for story.
💍 🔔Answer: Ring a bell. Ring + bell.
💎 🔍Answer: Treasure hunt. Treasure + hunt. The gem stone stands for treasure. The magnifying glass stands for hunt.
💒 🔔 🔔Answer: Wedding bells. Wedding + bells.
💡 🎥 🎬Answer: Lights, camera, action. Lights + camera + action. The clapper board stands for action.
💨 🎺Answer: Blow your own trumpet. Blow + trumpet. The puff of air stands for blow.
💪 🎻Answer: Fit as a fiddle. Fit + fiddle. The flexed arm stands for fit. The violin stands for fiddle.
💰 👄Answer: Put your money where your mouth is. Money + mouth.
💰 🗣️Answer: Money talks. Money + talks. The speaking head stands for talks.
💵 🚫 🌳Answer: Money doesn't grow on trees. Money + doesn't + trees. The dollar banknote stands for money. The red no sign stands for doesn't.
📦 🤝Answer: Package deal. Package + deal. The handshake stands for deal.
🔄 🎵Answer: Change your tune. Change + tune. The circling arrows stand for change. The musical note stands for tune.
🔨 🏦Answer: Break the bank. Break + bank. The hammer stands for break.
😂 ➡️ 🏦Answer: Laughing all the way to the bank. Laughing + to + bank. The right arrow stands for to.
🧼 🎭Answer: Soap opera. Soap + opera. The theater masks stand for opera.
1️⃣ 👨 🥁Answer: One-man band. One + man + band. The drum stands for band.
🎶 2️⃣ 👂 👂Answer: Music to my ears. Music + to + ears. The number 2 stands for to.
🎤 4️⃣ 🍽️Answer: Sing for your supper. Sing + for + supper. The microphone stands for sing. The number 4 stands for for. The place setting stands for supper.
Travel, sport and games 39
▶️ 🃏 ✅Answer: Play your cards right. Play + cards + right. The check mark button stands for right.
✊ ✋ ✌️Answer: Rock, paper, scissors. Rock + paper + scissors. The fist stands for rock. The flat hand stands for paper. The two fingers stand for scissors.
❌ 🌉Answer: Cross that bridge when you come to it. Cross + bridge.
⬇️ ⚽Answer: Drop the ball. Drop + ball. The down arrow stands for drop.
🆕 ⚽ 🎮Answer: A whole new ball game. New + ball + game.
🎮 🔄Answer: Game changer. Game + changer. The circling arrows stand for changer.
🎸 ⛵Answer: Rock the boat. Rock + boat. The guitar stands for rock.
🏃 🌬️Answer: Run like the wind. Run + wind.
🏆 🏆Answer: Win-win. Win + win. Each trophy stands for a win.
👊 🛣️Answer: Hit the road. Hit + road. The fist stands for hit.
👥 ⛵Answer: All in the same boat. All + boat. The two silhouettes stand for all.
👨 ⤴️ 📋Answer: Man overboard. Man + over + board.
💡 🔚 🚇Answer: The light at the end of the tunnel. Light + end + tunnel. The underground train stands for tunnel.
💧 ⬇️ 🌉Answer: Water under the bridge. Water + under + bridge. The down arrow stands for under.
📋 🎲Answer: Board game. Board + game.
📏 🏃Answer: In the long run. Long + run. The ruler stands for long.
🔄 💡 🎡Answer: Reinvent the wheel. Re + invent + wheel. The circling arrows stand for re, as in again. The light bulb is an idea, which gives invent.
🔙 💺 🚗Answer: Backseat driver. Back + seat + driver. The car stands for driver.
🔛 ⚽Answer: On the ball. On + ball.
🔥 🌉Answer: Burn your bridges. Burn + bridges. The fire stands for burn.
🔰 🍀Answer: Beginner's luck. Beginner + luck. The four leaf clover stands for luck.
😴 🎡Answer: Asleep at the wheel. Asleep + wheel. The sleeping face stands for asleep.
🚀 🔬Answer: Rocket science. Rocket + science. The microscope stands for science.
🚂 💭Answer: Train of thought. Train + thought. The steam engine stands for train.
🚇 👀Answer: Tunnel vision. Tunnel + vision. The underground train stands for tunnel. The eyes stand for vision.
🚗 👨✈️Answer: Autopilot. Auto + pilot. The car stands for auto.
🚢 ⛵Answer: That ship has sailed. Ship + sailed.
🚫 🎲Answer: No dice. No + dice. The game die stands for dice.
🚫 🛣️Answer: No way. No + way. The road stands for way.
🥉 🎡Answer: Third wheel. Third + wheel. Bronze is the medal for third place.
🥊 💍Answer: Boxing ring. Boxing + ring.
🦘 🚢Answer: Jump ship. Jump + ship. The kangaroo stands for jump.
🦶 🔛 ⛽Answer: Step on the gas. Step + on + gas. The foot stands for step. The fuel pump stands for gas.
🧻 🎲Answer: Roll the dice. Roll + dice. The game die stands for dice.
⛳ 1️⃣Answer: A hole in one. Hole + one.
➕ ⛽ 2️⃣ 🔥Answer: Add fuel to the fire. Add + fuel + to + fire. The plus sign stands for add. The number 2 stands for to.
🦘 4️⃣ 😂Answer: Jump for joy. Jump + for + joy. The kangaroo stands for jump. The number 4 stands for for.
⬆️ 5️⃣Answer: High five. High + five. The up arrow stands for high.
People, hats and shoes 34
⏰ 📞Answer: Wake-up call. Wake-up + call. The alarm clock stands for wake-up. The telephone stands for call.
⏳ 👞 ⬇️Answer: Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Waiting + shoe + drop. The hourglass stands for waiting. The down arrow stands for drop.
✅ 🧤Answer: Fits like a glove. Fits + glove. The check mark button stands for fits.
✈️ 💺 👖Answer: Fly by the seat of your pants. Fly + seat + pants. The airplane stands for fly. The jeans stand for pants.
✊ 🧦 📴Answer: Knock your socks off. Knock + socks + off. The fist stands for knock.
❄️ 👼Answer: Snow angel. Snow + angel.
❤️ 🙈Answer: Love is blind. Love + blind. The monkey covering its eyes stands for blind.
❤️ 🥇 👀Answer: Love at first sight. Love + first + sight. Gold is the medal for first place. The eyes stand for sight.
🎁 👕 📴 🔙Answer: Give the shirt off your back. Give + shirt + off + back. A gift is something you give.
🎩 🎩 🎩Answer: Wear many hats. Hat + hat + hat. Three top hats stand for many hats.
👑 🏰Answer: King of the castle. King + castle. The crown stands for king.
👔 🔨Answer: Tie-breaker. Tie + breaker. The hammer stands for breaker.
👕 🔛Answer: Keep your shirt on. Shirt + on.
👞 ✅Answer: If the shoe fits, wear it. Shoe + fits. The check mark button stands for fits.
👨 🥇 🐶Answer: Man's best friend. Man + best + friend. The gold medal stands for best. The saying is about dogs.
👴 🎩Answer: Old hat. Old + hat.
👴 📰Answer: Old news. Old + news.
👴 🔥Answer: An old flame. Old + flame. The fire stands for flame.
👶 👣Answer: Baby steps. Baby + steps. The footprints stand for steps.
👶 🚿Answer: Baby shower. Baby + shower.
👻 🏘️Answer: Ghost town. Ghost + town. The houses stand for town.
💂 👼Answer: Guardian angel. Guardian + angel. The guard stands for guardian.
💧 🎩Answer: At the drop of a hat. Drop + hat.
🔄 🆕 🍃Answer: Turn over a new leaf. Turn over + new + leaf. The circling arrows stand for turn over.
🚫 🎁 ⬆️Answer: Never give up. Never + give + up. The red no sign stands for never. A gift is something you give.
🚫 🧵 📎Answer: No strings attached. No + strings + attached. The thread stands for strings. The paperclip stands for attached.
🛑 👃 🌹Answer: Stop and smell the roses. Stop + smell + roses. The nose stands for smell.
🤓 👖Answer: Smarty-pants. Smarty + pants. The nerd face stands for smarty. The jeans stand for pants.
🤫 🎅Answer: Secret Santa. Secret + Santa. The shushing face stands for secret.
🥇 👨Answer: Best man. Best + man. The gold medal stands for best.
🧤 📴Answer: The gloves are off. Gloves + off.
👗 2️⃣ 9️⃣ 9️⃣Answer: Dressed to the nines. Dressed + to + nines. The number 2 stands for to.
🔑 2️⃣ ❤️Answer: The key to my heart. Key + to + heart. The number 2 stands for to.
👍 2️⃣ 👞 👞Answer: Goody two-shoes. Goody + two + shoes. The thumbs up stands for goody.
Whole proverbs 37
↗️ 👀 ↗️ 🧠Answer: Out of sight, out of mind. Out of + sight + out of + mind. The eyes stand for sight. The brain stands for mind.
✋ ✋ ✋ 💡 💼Answer: Many hands make light work. Hand + hand + hand + light + work. Three raised hands stand for many. The briefcase stands for work.
🆕 🧹 🧼Answer: A new broom sweeps clean. New + broom + clean. The soap stands for clean.
🌅 🐦 🐛Answer: The early bird catches the worm. Early + bird + worm. The sunrise stands for early. The caterpillar stands for worm.
🌾 ☀️Answer: Make hay while the sun shines. Hay + sun. The sheaf of rice stands for hay.
🍎 ⬇️ 🌳Answer: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Apple + fall + tree. The down arrow stands for fall.
🍎 📅 🚫 👨⚕️Answer: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apple + day + keeps away + doctor. The red no sign stands for keeps away.
🎬 🗣️ 🔊 🔤Answer: Actions speak louder than words. Actions + speak + louder + words. The clapper board stands for actions. The abc button stands for words.
🐢 🏆 🏁Answer: Slow and steady wins the race. Slow and steady + wins + race. The turtle stands for slow and steady. The trophy stands for wins. The checkered flag stands for race.
🐱 👋 🐭 🐭 ▶️Answer: When the cat's away, the mice will play. Cat + away + mice + play. The waving hand stands for away. The mouse face stands for mice.
🐴 ➡️ 💧 🚫 🥤Answer: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Horse + to + water + can't + drink. The right arrow stands for to. The red no sign stands for can't.
🐶 ⬆️ ❌ 🌳Answer: Barking up the wrong tree. Barking + up + wrong + tree. The dog face stands for barking. The cross mark stands for wrong.
🐶 📅Answer: Every dog has its day. Dog + day.
👀 ➡️ 🦘Answer: Look before you leap. Look + before + leap. The eyes stand for look. The right arrow stands for before. The kangaroo stands for leap.
👀 🍲 🚫 ♨️Answer: A watched pot never boils. Watched + pot + never + boils. The eyes stand for watched. The red no sign stands for never. The steam sign stands for boils.
👍 🤏 📦 📦Answer: Good things come in small packages. Good + small + packages. The pinching hand stands for small.
👎 📰 ✈️ ⏩Answer: Bad news travels fast. Bad + news + travels + fast. The airplane stands for travels.
👨🍳 👨🍳 👨🍳 👎 🍲Answer: Too many cooks spoil the broth. Cook + cook + cook + spoil + broth. Three cooks are too many. The thumbs down stands for spoil. The pot stands for broth.
💨 🔥Answer: Where there's smoke, there's fire. Smoke + fire. The puff of air stands for smoke.
📚 💪Answer: Knowledge is power. Knowledge + power. The books stand for knowledge. The flexed arm stands for power.
🔥 🕯️ 🔚 🔚Answer: Burn the candle at both ends. Burn + candle + ends. The fire stands for burn.
🖊️ 💪 ⚔️Answer: The pen is mightier than the sword. Pen + mightier + sword. The flexed arm stands for mightier.
😂 🥇 💊Answer: Laughter is the best medicine. Laughter + best + medicine. The laughing face stands for laughter. The gold medal stands for best. The pill stands for medicine.
😴 🐶 🤥Answer: Let sleeping dogs lie. Sleeping + dogs + lie. The face with the long nose stands for lie.
🚪 🔒 🚪 🔓Answer: When one door closes, another opens. Door + closes + door + opens.
🚫 👀 🎁 🐴 👄Answer: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Don't + look + gift + horse + mouth. The red no sign stands for don't. The eyes stand for look.
🚫 👩🏫 👴 🐶 🆕 🎩Answer: You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Can't + teach + old + dog + new + tricks. The red no sign stands for can't. The magician's top hat stands for tricks.
🚫 🔢 🐔 🐣Answer: Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Don't + count + chickens + hatch. The red no sign stands for don't. The 1234 button stands for count.
🧠 🧠 🤔Answer: Great minds think alike. Minds + think. The brain stands for minds.
🖼️ 💰 1️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 🔤Answer: A picture is worth a thousand words. Picture + worth + 1000 + words. The money bag stands for worth. The abc button stands for words.
🚫 🥚 🥚 🥚 1️⃣ 🧺Answer: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Don't + eggs + one + basket. The red no sign stands for don't.
2️⃣ 2️⃣ 💃Answer: It takes two to tango. Two + to + tango. The number 2 stands for to. The dancer stands for tango.
🐦 ✋ 💰 2️⃣ 🌳Answer: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Bird + hand + worth + two + bush. The money bag stands for worth. The tree stands for bush.
2️⃣ 🏢 3️⃣ 👥Answer: Two's company, three's a crowd. Two + company + three + crowd. The office building stands for company. The two silhouettes stand for crowd.
2️⃣ 🗣️ 👍 1️⃣Answer: Two heads are better than one. Two + heads + better + one. The thumbs up stands for better.
🚫 👀 🌲 🌲 4️⃣ 🌳Answer: You can't see the forest for the trees. Can't + see + forest + for + trees. The red no sign stands for can't. The eyes stand for see. The evergreen tree stands for forest. The number 4 stands for for.
🧵 ⏰ 💰 9️⃣Answer: A stitch in time saves nine. Stitch + time + saves + nine. The thread stands for stitch. The money bag stands for saves.
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