American English
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Can't judge a book by its cover
Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.
The racing car exploded after it crashed into the fence.B
Blow up
Ending
Beginning
Call it a day
Stop working on sth
Rubbish
Garbage
A golden key can open any door
Sufficient money, or the promise of it, will allow the possessor of it to do anything they wish
Her grandparents raised her after her parents left. B
Bring up
Deep
Shallow
Make a long story short
Tell sth briefly
Autumn
Fall
They have a skeleton in the closet
A secret or shame, which a person or family makes efforts to conceal.
Jason canceled the wedding because he wasn't in love with his fiancé. C
Call off
Achieve
Fail
Speak of the devil
The person we were just talking about showed up!
Fringe
Bangs
Your deeds, good or bad, will get back to you.
He`s just recovered from the flu, and started working. G
Get over
Blame
Forgive
Barking up the wrong tree
Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person
Full stop
Period
Don't burn your bridges behind you
Metaphorically, it means that we should always leave situations in good standing.
It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady fainted. P
Pass out
Accept
Refuse/ decline
Burn the midnight oil
To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.