Idioms1
to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant
hint: beat
beat around the bush
Don’t beat around the bush.
to get out of control
get out of hand
She let things get out of hand.
to comment on the fact that someone you were talking about just appeared
hint: speak
speak of the devil
There he is, speak of the devil.
to progress
get ahead
to have just enough money to survive
get by
a seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
hint: disguise
blessing in disguise
Getting fired turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
to stick with something
hint: hang
hang in there
Hang in there.
to receive benefits or advantages from two situations (and no disadvantages)
hint: best
the best of both worlds
Well, she’s got the best of both worlds.
to be friendly with someone
get along (with)
to do something not allowed and get found out
get into trouble
to not worry about a problem until it happens
hint: bridge
cross that bridge when we get there
We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure
hint: hook
let someone off the hook
He decided to let her off the hook.
to feel sick
hint: weather
under the weather
I’m feeling under the weather.
to escape
get away
to leave a boat, bicycle, bus, plane or train
get off
to treat someone in a less critical way
hint: cut
cut me some slack
Would you cut me some slack?
to do something very rarely
hint: moon
once in a blue moon
I go out for walks once in a blue moon.
to express agreement with something that was just said
hint: say
you can say that again
Wow, you can say that again.
to return to the original starting place
get back
to board a boat, bicycle, bus, plane or train
get on
something that is very common
hint: dozen
dime a dozen
These red poppies are a dime a dozen.
to calm down
hint: pull
pull yourself together
Pull yourself together, man!
to accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
hint: bite
bite the bullet
After some reflection, he decided to bite the bullet.
to fail to do work according to schedule
get behind
to recover from sickness
get over