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The groom is having cold feet before his wedding. 

Losing confidence or nerve.
100

The police are investigating many clues, but they are all red herrings.

A distraction. 

100

I want to see the Great Wall of China before I kick the bucket.

To die. 

100

The designer hit the nail on the head with that color choice for the living room!

to be completely correct or accurate in what you say or do.

100

After a long engagement, Tom finally tied the knot this summer. 

Get married. 

200

This song is becoming an earworm!

A song that you can't stop remembering. 

200

Joe has always been the joker in the pack

A person who is different from the rest and can be unpredictable. 

200

I can't tell you where we're going for the weekend. I'm keeping my cards close to my chest.

To keep your plans secret. 
200

The company is struggling financially, so we're basically holding a cat by the tail trying to keep the business afloat

to be in a difficult or dangerous situation. 

200

Sometimes I think my cousin is kind of a bird brain. He ate up all my favorite cookies last weekend. 

An annoyingly stupid and shallow person. 
300

You seem to be wearing your hearts on your sleeves lately.  

Showing your true feelings. 

300

The blue necklace from grandma was the cherry/icing on the cake on Meg's wedding. 

the final adjustment to something already good or satisfactory just to make it perfect.

300

A: What's wrong?

B: In a nutshell, everything. 

Very briefly / giving the main points only.

300

Jack's experience winning the lottery gave him the chance to have the "rags to riches" life. 

The rise from poverty to riches. 

300

Cameron always felt like he's walking in his older brother's shadow. 

Being overshadowed by someone's achievement.

400

Mom always told me to put my best foot forward.

To give your very best in everything. 

400

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

You shouldn't assume that something will happen or succeed before it has actually happened.

400

My teacher told me to pull up my sock  in the next test. 

To work harder or to improve something. 

400

The theory of relativity is a hard nut to crack for me. 

Something hard to do or to understand. 

400

Every cloud has a silver lining. 

There is a positive thing/message from every hardship.

500

We decided to cut corners by walking to school. 

To do something that could save money or time. 

500

I'm going to hit the sack in 10 more minutes. I feel so tired. 

To sleep. 

500

You need to pull yourself together. 

calm down

500

Matt made some jokes to break the ice

Make people more comfortable. 

500

Ignorance is bliss. 

You're better off not knowing

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