Common Idioms
What means to share a secret when you're not supposed to?
Let the cat out of the bag.
Spill the beans.
It's raining cats and dogs.
I don't want to do this any more.
I'm sick of it. I'm tired of it.
What's an expression that means "cheap"?
A dime a dozen.
What's a name for someone who is depressed or down?
Emo.
What's a way to tell someone to relax or to slow down?
Chill, chill out, hold your horses.
Feeling hyper or anxious.
To have ants in your pants.
Couch potato.
Images tell you more than words.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
How can you say you should not stress about something?
Don't cry over spilt milk.
Chill.
"Shut your mouth."
Zip your lips, zip it
Hold your tongue.
Shut your trap.
Put a sock in it.
To eat a LOT of food.
To pig out.
To eat like a horse.
Someone you blame for your own mistakes.
Scapegoat.
Figure it out.
Put two and two together.
How can you say someone is feeling really sad?
He or she is feeling blue.
That was unexpected!
That came out of the blue!
It will NEVER happen.
When pigs fly.
Under the weather.
Put more effort into something than most people.
Go the extra mile
When you're getting scared or don't want to do something.
Getting cold feet.
Don't be too nosy.
Curiosity killed the cat.
They got up "on the wrong side of the bed."
Not good at dancing.
Has two left feet.
Crack up.