Animal
It’s raining cats and Dogs,
- Heavy rain
I’m going to relax and just be a couch Potato
- Being Lazy
Be careful with my camera, it cost me an arm and a Leg
- Expensive
I was in the wrong Place at the right time.
- To receive of good fortune, often accidentally or unintentionally, simply due to one's location and/or timing.
When one Door shuts, another one opens
- If one thing you do fails, you will soon have an opportunity to try to succeed at something else
The early bird catches the Worm
- The person who takes the earliest opportunity to do something will gain the advantage over others.
I don’t like opera music, it’s not my cup of Tea
- Not your interest
Printer ink is worth it’s weight in Gold
- Valuable
Even a broken Clock is right twice a day
- Even people who are usually wrong can be right sometimes, even if just by accident.
The Lights are on but no-one’s home
- You mean that they are not reacting to what is happening
He’s the black (blank) of the family Sheep
- Troubled one in the family
You can’t make an (blank) without breaking some eggs Omelette
- One cannot accomplish something without adverse effects elsewhere.
This money is burning a hole in my Pocket
- Money that someone has just acquired and is eager to spend
Better Late than never
- It is better to do something after it was supposed to have been done than not to do it at all.
Home is where the Heart is
- Your home will always be the place for which you feel the deepest affection, no matter where you are
Curiosity killed the Cat
- Being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble.
The exam was easy, it was a piece of Cake
- Easy
If you pay (blanks) you get monkeys Peanuts
- Low salary
Time flies when you’re having Fun
- When you are enjoying something, time seems to move more quickly
Rents are going through the Roof in this city
- Prices reach extreme or unexpected heights
Nobody wants to talk about the Elephant in the room
-Uncomfortable topic
It’s no use crying over spilt Milk
- There is no point in regretting something which has already happened and cannot be changed or reversed.
There’s no such thing as a free Lunch
- It isn't possible to get something for nothing.
I only see my family once in a blue Moon
- Not often or rarely
An Englishman’s home is his Castle
- People believe that they should control what happens in their own homes, and that no one else should tell them what to do there