Words travel.
Meaning gets lost.

The IdiomBridge home screen. At the top: today's Idiom of the Day. Below: your source and target language selectors, the search bar, and quick-start example phrases. The Study Hub appears further down the page.

Hover the info icon next to the search label. IdiomBridge isn't limited to traditional idioms — slang, sayings, catchphrases, single words, and abstract concepts all work.

Type your idiom and hit "Find cultural equivalent." Here "Through thick and thin" is searched with Italian and French as targets — both results appear on the same page. Use the swap arrows to reverse source and target languages.

Results for "Spill the beans." Each card shows the culturally equivalent expression, its literal meaning, what it actually means, and a native example sentence. Icons at the top let you save to Favourites, copy, or dismiss the card.

Each result card has three expandable sections at the bottom: "In context" for Casual / Workplace / Formal examples, "Go deeper" for cultural history and origin, and "Grammar / Vocab" for a word-by-word breakdown. The speaker icon plays native-speaker audio.

The top bar gives quick access to everything. From right to left: the hamburger menu (three lines) opens full navigation, the PRO badge shows your plan, your avatar shows account details, the heart icon goes to Favourites, and the clock opens your search history.

The full navigation panel. From here you can reach Settings, the Study Hub, FAQs, Research References, upgrade to Pro, and sign out. "Privacy Guaranteed" and "We never share your data" appear at the bottom.

Open Settings from the hamburger menu. Three things to configure: "My language" sets your native language as the default source. "I'm learning" pre-fills your target language on every search. "Interface language" changes the app's own text — choose English, Italian, French, or Spanish. Appearance can follow your device's light/dark setting automatically if left on System.

Tap "Go deeper" on any result card to expand this panel. Six sections: Usage (a frequency dot-rating), When to use (tick and cross guidance), Cultural Origin, Regional Notes, Related Expressions, and Watch Out For — flagging the most common mistakes learners make with this expression.

Tap "Grammar / Vocab" on any result card. Grammar Spotlight flags the tricky parts — irregular verbs, required articles, unusual word order — tagged by type (V for verb, A for article). Below it: Vocabulary Unpacked (word-by-word definitions), In the Wild (real native-speaker examples), and Related Expressions. "Full translation" at the bottom opens a complete linguistic breakdown.

The Casual tab shows everyday conversation — texts, messages to friends, informal speech. Use this register with people you know well.

The Workplace tab shows the expression in a professional setting — emails, meetings, presentations. The tone is structured but still natural, not stiff or overly formal.

The News/Formal tab shows the expression in journalism or official writing — here, a sports news report. Useful for understanding how an expression shifts register across professional written contexts.

The Study Hub is your daily learning centre — access it from the hamburger menu or the shortcuts on the home screen. Five modes available now, with more coming soon.

The Study Hub shortcuts appear on the home screen under "Your daily language workout." Tap any icon to jump straight into that mode. PRO badges show which features require a Pro subscription.

Before each session choose your source — your own Favourites or a curated Collection — then filter by language. The card count updates live as you make selections. Hit "Start session" when ready.

Select your language then tap "Choose your practice mode" to pick from three AI-guided exercise types. Sessions draw from your saved Favourites — you need at least one saved idiom to begin. The number in brackets shows how many idioms are available in the selected language.

Choose your language and tap "Start practicing." Sessions draw from your saved Favourites. The AI evaluates your recording and gives targeted feedback on specific sounds or stress patterns.

8 curated collections, each covering a real-world situation. Every collection is available in English, Italian, French, and Spanish — 8 idioms per collection. Use the search bar at the top to find collections by keyword.

Inside a collection you can filter by language, search within the set, and tap "Try it" on any idiom to see its full cross-language equivalents immediately. "Study this collection" launches a Flashcard session with the whole set.

The Idiom of the Day banner sits at the top of the home screen every day. Tap "Show more" to expand the full result card — literal meaning, what it means, and all the deep-dive sections. Today's idiom is the Swedish "Inte för allt smör i Småland" (Not for all the butter in Småland) — equivalent to "not for anything in the world," rooted in Småland's historical reputation as a butter-producing region.

Access Favourites by tapping the heart icon in the top navigation bar. Every saved idiom shows the original search term that found it (green badge), the expression, its language, and literal meaning. Tap "View results" to jump back to the full result. Three actions at the top: "Study with flashcards" launches a session directly from your Favourites, "Export" opens the export menu, and "Clear all" removes everything.

Tap "Export" in your Favourites to choose a format: PDF (a beautifully formatted reference sheet, great for printing or sharing with a teacher), CSV (opens in Excel or Google Sheets), or Anki deck (exports as a ready-to-import .apkg file). Select your format and tap Export.

The full plan comparison — accessible via "Upgrade to Pro" in the hamburger menu. Free gives you unlimited idiom search, the Idiom of the Day, Collections browsing, and up to 5 saved Favourites. Pro unlocks every deep-dive and study feature, plus every new feature added in future at no extra cost.