Guess the Phrase, Proverb & Idiom

Thisisaguessinggamewhereyouuncoversphrasesbyguessingwhichlettersandwordsareinthemysteryphrase.Youcanlearnthemeaningsofvariousproverbsandidiomswhileplayingthegame.

Thegame-playissimilartotheclassicHangmangame,butwithproverbs,idioms,wise-sayingsandfamousquotes.You'representedwithafill-in-the-blankletters,alongwithalphabetletterswhichyoucanchoosetofillinthegrid,tocompletethemysteryphrase.

Taponaletterandiftheletterisinthephrase,itwillbeplacedintheappropriateposition(orpositionsiftheletterappearinmultipleplaces).Iftheletterisn'tinthephrase,thenyoulostaguess.Youhavealimitednumberofguesses,sotrytocompletethephrasewithoutrunningoutofguesses.Ifyoufailtoguessthephrase,don'tworry,retryingisjustoneeasybuttonaway.

Don'tknowwheretostartguessing?There'saclueareawhichdescribesthemeaningofthephrasetohelpyougetstarted.

Features:
-Cleanandbeautifuluserinterface.
-Severaldifferentthemes,frommodern,minimalist,toclassic,tosuityourpreferences.
-Phraselistscreen,containingalistofthephrasesthatyouhavesolved,alongwiththeirmeanings.Thisisakintoamini-dictionaryofphraseswhichcanbehandyasareferencematerial.
-Afavoritesection,soyoucanmarkyourfavoriteproverbsandreturntoyourfavoriteproverbsandidioms.
-Noreasontogetstuckinapuzzlebecauseyoucanalwaysretrythepuzzle.
-Hundredsofphrasesandproverbstosolveinafunguessing-gameformat.
-Learnproverbsandidiomsandtheirmeaningswhilesolvingpuzzles.
-Beintriguedbywise-wordsandproverbsfromthepastandpresent.

Hints:
-Usetheclueasitmaygiveyousomeideasofwhatwordsareinthephrase.
-Ifyoudon'tknowwheretostartguessing,onestrategyistostartwithcommonletters,suchas'A,''E,'or'I'astheytendtoappearinwordsmoreinEnglishdictionary.
-Youcanoftenrevealenoughletterstoguesswordsevenifyouaren'tfamiliarwiththefullphrase.
-ExerciseyourbrainwhileimprovingyourEnglishvocabulary.
-Discoverandrekindlevariouspopularproverbsandidioms.

ThisappusesAmerican-English(andinsomecasesBritain-English)vocabulary.TheproverbsandphrasesareallinEnglish(withoccasionalOldEnglishwords).Ifyou'renotanEnglishspeakerorifyou'relearningEnglish,theappmightbeafunandeducationalactivitytoenhanceyourvocabularyandimproveyourknowledgeofproverbsandidioms.

Marvelattheskillfulandbeautifuluseofwordsofwhoeverinventedtheseproverbsandidioms.Discoverthemeaningsofvariouspopularproverbsandidioms,sothatyouknowwhattheymeanthenexttimeyouhearorreadthem.