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100

A blessing in disguise

Something good within something bad

100

Biting off more than you can chew

Taking on something too difficult

100

Getting a taste of your own medicine

Getting treated the way you have treated others

100

Letting the cat out of the bag

Telling a secret

100

The elephant in the room

The subject that no one wants to talk about

200

A dime a dozen

Something not worth much

200

By the skin of your teeth

Just barely doing something

200

Giving the benefit of the doubt

Believing someone without proof

200

Once in a blue moon

A rare event

200

Your guess is as good as mine

You don't know

300

Adding insult to injury

Making a bad situation worse

300

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

Don't assume something will happen

300

Giving someone the cold shoulder

Ignoring someone

300

Piece of cake

Something easy

300

Throwing caution to the wind

Being reckless or taking a chance

400

Beating a dead horse

Repeating yourself when the subject has already been discussed too much

400

Caught between a rock and a hard place

Choosing between two unpleasant things

400

Going on a wild goose chase

Doing something pointless

400

Speak of the devil

When someone you are talking about shows up

400

Every dog has his day

Everybody will get a chance to be the center of attention

500

Bite the bullet

Face a situation

500

Feeling under the weather

Being sick

500

Hitting the nail on the head

Getting something exactly right

500

The last straw

The final thing that ruins something

500

Off your rocker

Crazy

600

Go down in flames

Fail in a big way

600

A snowball effect

Something that gets bigger and usually worse as it goes

600

Getting a second wind

Regaining energy after being tired

600

It's always darkest before the dawn

Things will get worse before they get better

600

Like riding a bike

Something you never forget how to do

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