The paperwork had a lot of mumbo jumbo.
confusing or meaningless language
She left her job out of the blue.
1. without warning
2. unexpectedly
She passed the test with flying colors.
1. to be extremely successful
2. to achieve something that is difficult
3. to excel
The project was a piece of cake.
something easily done
She said she could afford it but I need to read between the lines.
1. understand what someone really means, or what is really happening in a situation, even though it is not stated openly
2. to look for or understand a hidden meaning
His cakes are second to none.
better than all others of the same kind
The concert itself was great, and getting to meet the band afterward was the icing on the cake.
something extra that makes a good thing even better
Cross your fingers that the weather stays nice.
hope that things will happen in the way that you want them to
My children constantly beg for toys but my reminders about their chores always fall on deaf ears.
1. to fail to be heard
2. to be ignored
He got cold feet bungee jumping.
to feel too frightened to do something that you had planned to do