ROCKIN' IDIOMS
"Butterflies in my stomach.”
I’m nervous.
“I’m all ears.”
I’m listening intently or waiting to hear what you have to say.
“Beat around the bush.”
Talk about something, but never get to the main point. Hint at a topic or avoid a topic that you don’t want to talk about.
What's the tea?
Tell me the gossip.
“Call it a day.”
That’s the end of something. We are all done for today.
It’s raining cats and dogs.”
It’s raining really hard.
“I’m all thumbs.”
I’m clumsy or awkward. I can’t do small things with my hands.
"Don’t bite off more than you can chew.”
Don’t take on more than you can handle.
“They’re a dime a dozen.”
They are common, inexpensive, and you can get them anywhere.
"Bite the bullet.”
Endure a bad situation or get it over with. It’s something that has to be done, so just do it.
“You’re a couch potato.”
You’re lazy.
“You are barking up the wrong tree.”
You are looking in the wrong place or asking the wrong person.
"Bite the bullet.”
Endure a bad situation or get it over with. It’s something that has to be done, so just do it.
“Don’t add insult to injury.”
Don’t make it worse than it already is. Don’t mock and make someone feel worse than he already does.
“Have a cow.”
Overreact, make a big deal out of something small.
“They’re a dime a dozen.”
They are common, inexpensive, and you can get them anywhere.
“I’m a basket case.”
I can’t do anything because I’m stressed out or panicked. I’m going crazy.
"Break a leg.”
A saying that actors say to each other to mean “good luck.”
“Cat nap.”
A short rest or sleep.
“Get bent out of shape.”
To get offended, worked up, mad, annoyed, or hurt over something.
“Don’t add insult to injury.”
Don’t make it worse than it already is. Don’t mock and make someone feel worse than he already does.
“At the drop of a hat."
Do something instantly.
“You’re a couch potato.”
You’re lazy.
“Cold shoulder.”
Be rude to someone or ignore/not talk to them.
“Make it from scratch.”
Homemade, make something from original ingredients.