Idioms #1
cutting corners
not doing a job correctly in order to save time and money
give someone the cold shoulder
to ignore someone
feeling under the weather
not feeling well
getting a taste of your own medicine
being treated the way that your have been treating others (usually negative)
pulling someone's leg
to joke with someone
stealing someone's thunder
to take credit for someone else's work
speak of the devil
when someone arrives and you were just talking about that person
to go down in flames
to fail in a major way
it's always darkest before dawn
things always get worse before they get better
like two peas in a pod
two people who are always together; similar
to weather the storm
to make it through your troubles/problems
when pigs fly
something that will never happen or is impossible
miss the boat
miss the chance/opportunity
zip your lip
stop talking
to turn a blind eye
to pretend not to notice
to fan the flames
to make a bad situation worse
old school
to be have old fashioned ideas; traditional ideas
to bite a head off
to over react in an angry way
in the loop
to be aware of something
a square peg in a round hole
to be a person/thing who doesn't fit in with what's considered normal
on edge
to feel nervous or anxious
to take heart
to feel confident and positive
get a life
stop wasting your life on worthless and useless things
to throw under the bus
to betray someone for self benefit
wild goose chase
to waste resources on something that doesn't exist