Places/Countries
A ghost town
a town or place that was busy in the past but is now empty or nearly empty because the activities that kept people there have stopped
A white lie
A lie that is told to stop someone being upset or affected by the truth
Add fuel to the flames
If you add fuel to the flames, you do or say something that makes a difficult situation even worse.
A piece of cake
To refer to something as a piece of cake means that you consider it to be very easy.
Time flies!
This expression is used to express surprise at how fast time passes (usually in a very active or happy situation).
To go Dutch
When each person pays their own bill especially in a restaurant
A red flag
A warning
Get the show on the road
If you manage to put a plan into action, you get the show on the road.
Bread and butter
Your bread and butter is a job or activity that is your main source of income and provides you with enough money to cover your basic needs.
A dollar late, a dollar short
It comes too late and is not good enough.
It's all Greek to me.
This expression is used to say that you do not understand something at all (like a foreign language).
To give the green light
To let someone do something
Bark up wrong tree
A person who is barking up the wrong tree is doing the wrong thing, because their beliefs or ideas are incorrect or mistaken.
Test the water(s)
If you test the water(s), you try to find out how acceptable or successful something is before becoming involved in it.
Better late than never
It is better to do it late than not do it at all
Rome was not built in a day
Used to emphasize that you cannot expect to do important things in a short period of time
To show your true colours
To reveal your true character
Call a spade a spade
A person who calls a spade a spade speaks openly and truthfully about something, especially difficult matters.
(compare) apples and oranges
This expression means that it is senseless to try to draw similarities between two things that are very different.
Once in a blue moon
it happens very rarely
When in Rome do as the Romans do
When you’re in a new place, follow the examples of the people around you.
To pass with flying colours
To do extremely well especially in an exam/test
Throw (someone) under the bus
If you throw someone under the bus, you blame someone else or do something harmful in order to save yourself or gain an advantage.
Like two peas in a pod
To say that two people are like two peas in a pod means that they are very similar in appearance.
Just around the corner
it will happen very soon