category 1
better late than never
Better to arrive late than not to come at all
break a leg
good luck
To make matters worse
Make a problem worse
To get out of hand
to get out of control
we're all in the same boat
in the same situation
An ideal situation
Time flies when you're having fun
You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun
Tell something briefly
A blessing in disguise
a good thing that seemed bad at first
it's like trying to swim upstream
doing something difficult
Miss the boat
It's too late
Speaking of the devil
The person we were just talking about showed up!
to beat around the bush
Cutting corners
Doing something poorly in order to save time or money
to be rare, unique, the best
It's not rocket science
It's not complicated
hang in there
don't give up
Wrap your head around something
Understand something complicated
Call it a day
Stop working on something
to be off the hook
not be responsible anymore
To get something out of your system
Do the thing you've been wanting to do so you can move on
That's the last straw
My patience has run out
to hit the sack
to go to sleep
Cut (somebody) some slack
Don't be so critical
to bark up with the wrong tree
to make a mistake