Present day English Idioms
Pull yourself together
Calm down, compose yourself
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Referring to someone who is not smart
The final nail in the coffin
The last event in a series causing someone's demise or failure
Once in a blue moon
Very rarely
Eagerly ready
Work extra hard at something, put in more effort
That is my cup of tea
A slap on the wrist
A relatively small punishment
To put all your eggs in one basket
Having all your valuable items only in one place at the risk of losing everything
Break a leg
Good luck
kill two birds with one stone
To solve 2 problems at the same time with one solution.
I'm just pulling your leg
To be joking around
Break a leg!
I wish you success in your performance
to cut corners
working in a quick and careless manner
Excuse my French
Excuse my profane language
add insult to injury
to make a situation worse
Pot calling the kettle black
Used to point out hypocrisy
Down to earth
being practical and realistic
That was the last straw
The final negative occurrence in a series of negative events that causes one to take action
Hold your horses
Wait a moment
It's the bee's knees
excellent, of high quality
The Elephant in the Room
A major issue that is known, but not being addressed
I am on the fence with this one
Having an undecided opinion, indecisiveness
I was under the weather
Feeling unwell