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100

"All ears"

Eager to hear what someone has to say
100

"Break a leg" 

Good luck

100

"Call it a day" 

To stop working on something and plan to start it again later. 

100

"Costs an arm and a leg" 

Something that is very expensive

100

"Drop the ball" 

To make a mistake

200

"Ants in your pants"

Cant sit still

200

"Be a fly on the wall"

To watch something happen without anyone knowing you're there. 

200

"Break the ice" 

To do or say something that will make people feel more comfortable. 

200

"Cutting corners" 

To do something quickly and badly in order to save time/money. 

200

"Get out of hand"

To get out of control

300

"On cloud nine" 

To be extremely happy about something"

300

"Add insult to injury"

To make a bad situation worse

300

"Bigger fish to fry" 

More important things to do

300

"Get something out of your system" 

To do something you've been wanting to do so you can move on. 

300

"Get your act together" 

Behave properly; To organize your thoughts so you can perform better. 

400

"A fish out of water" 

A person in an uncomfortable position or situation
400

"Barking up the wrong tree" 

To look for answers in the wrong place.

400

"Cut someone some slack" 

To ease up on someone; to give them another chance. 

400

"Get your ducks in a row" 

To get things organized to make plans. 

400

"Give someone the cold shoulder" 

To ignore someone, usually because you're upset or angry with them. 

500

"Beef up"

To make something stronger.
500

"Beat around the bush"

To avoid saying what you mean

500

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch" 

Don't depend on something before it happens

500

"Give someone the benefit of the doubt"

To trust what someone says, even if you're not totally sure what they're saying is true. 

500

"Go back to the drawing board"

To start over again with a completely new idea. 

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