On cloud nine.

Meaning: feeling very happy.

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Bite the bullet.

Meaning: to decide to do something that is difficult or unpleasant, but necessary.

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Speak of the devil.

Meaning: when the person you are talking about appears unexpectedly.

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Left out in the cold.

Meaning: to be ignored.

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Snug as a bug in a rug.

Meaning: cozy and warm.

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Shoot from the hip.

Meaning: to speak bluntly or rashly without thinking carefully.

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Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth.

Meaning: someone who was born in a wealthy and successful family.

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It takes two to tango.

Meaning: only one person is not enough to make something happen.

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To hit the books.

Meaning: study hard.

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The elephant in the room.

Meaning: an obvious problem that people do not want to talk about.

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Smell a rat.

Meaning: to suspect someone is a traitor or behaving illegally.

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Wouldn't be caught dead.

Meaning: dislike or would never do something.

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Swan Song.

Meaning: the last piece of work of an artist before his/her death.

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Boil the ocean.

Meaning: taking up an almost impossible or overly ambitious project.

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Hit the road.

Meaning: to leave somewhere or start a journey.

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Hold your horses.

Meaning: wait a moment/slow down.

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So far so good.

Meaning: things are going well.

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Steal someone's thunder.

Meaning: to take attention or praise away from someone else’s accomplishments by outdoing them with your own.

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To have bigger fish to fry.

Meaning: to have more important things to do.

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At the eleventh hour.

Meaning: complete something at the very last minute before it’s too late.

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Add insult to injury.

Meaning: to make a bad situation worse.

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It’s the best thing since sliced bread.

Meaning: it’s really, really good.

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Take it with a pinch of salt.

Meaning: don’t take it too seriously.

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Don’t cry over spilt milk.

Meaning: do not cry over the situation which can not be fixed.

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To get your wires crossed.

Meaning: to misunderstand another person particularly because you thought that they were talking about one thing when they were actually talking about another thing.

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Cut someone some slack.

Meaning: to avoid being critical or judgmental of someone.

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A bolt from the blue.

Meaning: a sudden, unexpected event.

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By the skin of your teeth.

Meaning: to just barely get by or make it.

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Crying wolf.

Meaning: to ask for help when you don’t actually need it.

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To be left in the dark.

Meaning: when someone doesn’t receive all the appropriate information that tells the whole story.

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A blessing in disguise.

Meaning: a good thing that seemed bad at first.

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Looking to your laurels.

Meaning: not being lost in your achievements and losing the sight of what is supposed to happen.

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Hit the sack.

Meaning: go to sleep.

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Beat around the bush.

Meaning: to avoid talking about what’s important.

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Call it a day.

Meaning: stop working on something.

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It’s raining cats and dogs.

Meaning: raining very hard.

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A stone's throw.

Meaning: something is very close or near.

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Couch potato.

Meaning: a person who doesn’t do much exercise and spends a lot of time on the sofa watching television.

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Full of beans.

Meaning: someone who is energetic or enthusiastic.

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Not one's cup of tea.

Meaning: something you don’t like or are not interested in.

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Shed light on.

Meaning: to reveal information about something or to clarify something.

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Bell the cat.

Meaning: to undertake a risky or dangerous task.

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Get your act together.

Meaning: get organized and do things effectively.

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Pull someone’s leg.

Meaning: to play a practical joke.

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As right as rain.

Meaning: perfect, amazing.

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Take a rain check.

Meaning: to postpone a plan.

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Go cold turkey.

Meaning: suddenly quit addictive or dangerous behavior such as smoking or drinking alcohol.

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One-trick pony.

Meaning: a person with only one talent or area of expertise.

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To get a taste of your own medicine.

Meaning: to be treated the way you’ve treated others.

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To go down in flames.

Meaning: to fail miserably at something.

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Bite off more than one can chew.

Meaning: trying to do something which is too difficult for them.

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Don't run before you can walk.

Meaning: a warning not to try something difficult before you understand the basics

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Ignorance is bliss.

Meaning: sometimes it’s better not to know all the facts about something.

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Leave no stone unturned.

Meaning: to do everything you can to achieve something.

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Up in arms.

Meaning: being angry about something.

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See eye to eye.

Meaning: to agree completely.

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Face the music.

Meaning: deal with the reality of the situation and accept all the consequences, whether good or bad.

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Read the riot act.

Meaning: to reprimand someone for behaving badly, with the intention of improving that person’s behavior.

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Cost a bomb.

Meaning: something very expensive.

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Heard it on the grapevine.

Meaning: to hear news about something from someone else, not directly.

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Jump ship.

Meaning: to leave or abandon a difficult situation.

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Sit tight.

Meaning: to wait patiently.

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Call a spade a spade.

Meaning: to speak the truth even if it’s unpleasant.

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Take a back seat.

Meaning: choosing not to be in a position of responsibility.

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Draw first blood.

Meaning: the first point or advantage gained in a contest.

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Your guess is as good as mine.

Meaning: do not know something.

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Sell like hot cakes.

Meaning: to be bought quickly and in large numbers.

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Eat like a horse.

Meaning: eating too much.

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Between a rock and a hard place.

Meaning: to be in a difficult situation where both options are bad.

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Lose your marbles.

Meaning: to go insane.

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Back against the wall.

Meaning: stuck in a difficult situation with no escape.

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Under the weather.

Meaning: to feel ill.

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The ball is in your court.

Meaning: it is up to you.

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Spill the beans.

Meaning: to give away a secret.

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Go down in flames.

Meaning: to fail spectacularly.

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Down for the count.

Meaning: giving up.

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Barking up the wrong tree.

Meaning: to be wrong or misguided about the reason for something.

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Don't give up the day job.

Meaning: a humorous way to tell someone they’re not very good at something.

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Pigs might fly.

Meaning: something that will never happen.

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Sleep on it.

Meaning: to delay making a decision for a short period of time.

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Spanner in the works.

Meaning: something that prevents or disrupts an event from happening.

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Egg on your face.

Meaning: look stupid and face embarrassment because of something you’ve done.

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Ring a bell.

Meaning: it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.

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Good things come to those who wait.

Meaning: to have patience.

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Sat on the fence.

Meaning: to be undecided.

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Through thick and thin.

Meaning: to be loyal no matter what.

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Once in a blue moon.

Meaning: very rarely.

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Come rain or shine.

Meaning: no matter what.

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You can say that again.

Meaning: that’s true.

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Jump on the bandwagon.

Meaning: following a trend.

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Miss the boat.

Meaning: too late on something.

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Blow hot and cold.

Meaning: alternate inconsistently between moods and actions.

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Keep an ear to the ground.

Meaning: staying informed and updated about everything.

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You can say that again.

Meaning: it's absolutely true about something.

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To hit the nail on the head.

Meaning: to do exactly the right thing.

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To be as right as rain.

Meaning: to feel healthy or well again.

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A penny for your thoughts.

Meaning: say what's on your head.

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In full swing.

Meaning: something that is currently in process and moving efficiently along.

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Third time’s a charm.

Meaning: to describe that the first two times did not work, but it will work on your third try.

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Steal one’s thunder.

Meaning: to take credit for someone else’s work or achievements.

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Back to the drawing board.

Meaning: to start over.

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All ears.

Meaning: waiting to hear about something too hard.

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Bob's your uncle.

Meaning: to say that a set of instructions or task is simple.

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Cut to the chace.

Meaning: to get directly to the point when speaking.

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Green fingers.

Meaning: to be good at gardening.

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The final straw.

Meaning: the last in a series of bad things to happen.

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Cross that bridge when come to it.

Meaning: to deal with something when it happens rather than worrying about it before.

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Wild goose chase.

Meaning: a hopeless pursuit.

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Over my dead body.

Meaning: to do everything you can to prevent something.

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In the same boat.

Meaning: two or more persons are in the same difficult situation.

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The pot calling the kettle black.

Meaning: used to convey that the criticisms a person is aiming at someone else could equally well apply to themselves.

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Have your heart in your mouth.

Meaning: feeling extremely nervous.

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Not the only fish in the sea.

Meaning: not the only suitable thing or person one can find.

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Play your cards right.

Meaning: to behave or work in a way that gives you an advantage or improves your odds of success.

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A black sheep.

Meaning: being a disgrace for the family.

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Fish out of water.

Meaning: to be out of your comfort zone.

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Rain on someone’s parade.

Meaning: to spoil a moment.

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Cry for the moon.

Meaning: to ask for something that is rather difficult.

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Read between the lines.

Meaning: understanding the real message behind something.

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A cold day in July.

Meaning: something that will never happen.

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Scrape the barrel.

Meaning: making the most of the worst situations because you can’t do anything about it.

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Burn your boats/bridges.

Meaning: destroy all possible ways of going back to that situation.

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Break fresh/ new ground.

Meaning: doing something that has never been done before.

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Run around in circles.

Meaning: putting efforts into something that is not a worthwhile result.

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Throw caution to the wind.

Meaning: to take a risk.

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A sandwich short of a picnic.

Meaning: a humorous way of saying someone is stupid or a bit crazy.

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Call a spade a spade.

Meaning: to state the truth about something even if it’s unpopular or unpleasant.

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Chinese whispers.

Meaning: information or rumors that have been passed on by many people and are no longer reliable.

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Straight from the Horse’s mouth.

Meaning: directly from the person involved.

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Has bigger fish to fry.

Meaning: has more important work to do.

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Look before you leap.

Meaning: calculate the risks before advancing towards a possibility.

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Ignorance is bliss.

Meaning: better off not knowing some things.

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Cut corners.

Meaning: choose to do something in an easier and least expensive manner.

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A snowball effect.

Meaning: a situation in which one action causes many other similar actions.

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Like two peas in a pod.

Meaning: two people who are always together.

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Taste of one's own medicine.

Meaning: when someone does something unpleasant and the same is wished on him/her.

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The ball is in your court.

Meaning: to take the initiative or make the next move.

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The best of both words.

Meaning: all the advantages of two different situations and none of the disadvantages.

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Beside yourself with joy.

Meaning: to be extremely happy.

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Play devil’s advocate.

Meaning: to argue, just for the sake of it.

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The whole nine yards.

Meaning: everything, all the way.

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Break a leg.

Meaning: to wish someone luck.

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