Idioms 1
To take a risk...
to zip your lips
to go out on a limb
to blow off steam
To go out on a limb
Bite off more than you can chew...
To eat quickly
Trying something too difficult to do
To make a list of goals for the future
Trying something too difficult to do.
Open a can of worms...
Skipping steps to save time
Unable to sit still
To make a situation with lots of problems
To make a situation with lots of problems.
To be very happy about something...
Chomping at the bit
Ringing a bell
Over the moon
Over the moon.
It's raining cats and dogs...
You need to feed the dog
It's raining hard
You buy a dog and cat
It's raining hard.
Cost an arm and a leg...
To be very expensive
To be a necessary purchase
To ned multiple payments
To be very expensive
To get very upset...
Miss the boat
Give it a shot
Have a cow
Have a cow.
To make a bad situation worse...
Adding fuel to the fire
Getting off your high horse
Burning the midnight oil
Adding fuel to the fire.
Seeing eye to eye...
To be the same height
To agree with someone
To have the same job
To agree with someone.
Two peas in a pod...
People or objects near each other
People who are very similar
People who live together
People who are very similar.
To tell a secret...
Let the cat out of the bag
Be on the same page
Drive someone up the wall
Let the cat out of the bag.
To be sick...
Feel under the weather
Be all ears
Feeling good
Feel under the weather.
To accept the consequences of your actions...
Face the music
Steal the show
Drop the ball
Face the music.
To break a leg...
Good luck
Be careful
Take your time
Good luck
Not someone's cup of tea....
An embarrassing mistake
Two of the same thing owned by different people
Something someone doesn't like
Something someone doesn't like.
To throw in the towel...
To annoy someone
To clean up after getting dirty
To give up
To give up.
Have ants in your pants...
To be excited and unable to sit still
To be very itchy
To have no clean clothes
To be excited and unable to sit still
Beat around the bush...
To avoid talking about something
Punishment for someone
To get lost outside
To avoid talking about something.
An obvious problem people are ignoring...
A dime a dozen
The elephant in the room
Butterflies in your stomach
The elephant in the room.
To tell someone something untrue as a joke...
Butter someone up
Pulling someone's leg
Take a rain check
Pulling someone's leg.
To put your foot in your mouth...
To speak well in front of a crowd
To say something you shouldn't have
To be very active
To say something you shouldn't have.
A piece of cake...
Something people love doing
A reward after a long day
Something very easy to do
Something very easy to do.
Hit the sack/hay...
To let out your anger
To go to sleep
To get fired from your job
To go to sleep
Hold your tongue...
To heal from an injury
To joke with your friends
To not speak
To not speak.
Unable to choose a side on an issue...
Hitting the nail on the head
On the fence
On thin ice
On the fence