the phrase I
A friend in need
is a friend indeed.
When someone farts we can say they ............... the ............
cut the cheese
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the _______ room.”
—President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers), Dr. Strangelove
War
Complete : Let bygones .....
be bygones
“Here’s all you have to know about men and women: Women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that ___ ___ _____.”
—George Carlin
men are stupid
A leopard
cannot change its spots.
.
When you hear a story from the person who experienced it we might say you hear it straight ...................... the .........................'s .....................
from the horse's mouth
banana
Blow your
own horn
“I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to ______ ______ _______.”
—Groucho Marx
make an exception
A rolling stone
gathers no moss.
When something is very unlikely we can say it will happen when ................... f..................
pigs fly
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you _____ ______ ______"
—Jack Handey
have their shoes
Complete: "cool as a ......................."
cucumber
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, _______.”
—Steve Martin
night
Beauty is in the eye
of the beholder.
When you exaggerate or make a big problem out of a little thing we might say you see a ........................ in a .....................
a storm/tempest in a teacup
“You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your _______, instead of by the police.”
—Joan Rivers
doctor
A watched pot
never boils
“Accept who you are. Unless you’re a _____ ______.”
—Ellen DeGeneres
serial killer.
A stitch in time
saves nine.
We use this idiom to mean that someone should not depend on something hoped for until they knows for certain that it will happen. Typically begins with don't.
count your chicken before they hatch
“If I’m not back in five minutes, just ____ _____.”
—Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
wait longer
Absence
makes the heart grow fonder
“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who _____ ___ .”
—Noel Coward
annoy me