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A dime a dozen

Something common

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Go back to the drawing board

Start over

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The ball is in your court

It's your decision

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Saving for a rainy day

Saving money for later

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Spill the beans

Give away a secret

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Bite the bullet

To get something over with because it is inevitable

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Wrap your head around something

Understand something complicated

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Bite off more than you can chew

Take on a project that you cannot finish

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Don't cry over spilt milk

There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed

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Give someone the cold shoulder

Ignore someone

300

Cutting corners

Doing something poorly in order to save time or money

300

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

Let's not talk about that problem right now

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Barking up the wrong tree

To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place

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Go on a wild goose chase

To do something pointless

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You can't have your cake and eat it too

You can't have everything

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A penny for your thoughts

Tell me what you're thinking

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A perfect storm

the worst possible situation

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On thin ice

On probation. If you make another mistake, there will be trouble

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Take a rain check

Postpone a plan

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The whole nine yards

Everything, all the way.

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Do something at the drop of a hat

Do something without having planned beforehand

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Let the cat out of the bag

Give away a secret

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Play devil's advocate

To argue the opposite, just for the sake of argument

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The elephant in the room

The big issue, the problem people are avoiding

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Take it with a grain of salt

Don’t take it too seriously

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