Animal Idioms
There are plenty of fish in the sea
Used to console someone after a break-up by pointing out that there are many other people in the world that they could have a relationship with
To rain on someone's parade
To ruin someones fun
Caught red handed
To be caught in the act of doing something wrong
(être pris la main dans le sac)
Over my dead body
(you'll have to kill me first)
To strike out
To fail
Hold your horses
Be patient / slow down / "woah woah woah"
That "rings a bell"
That sounds vaguely familiar (ça me dit quelque chose)
Cost an arm and a leg
To be very expensive
Spill the beans
To share a secret or gossip
(Spill the tea)
To "cover all bases"
To prepare for, or deal with, all possibilities or aspects of a situation
Let the cat out of the bag
To reveal a secret carelessly or on accident
Cut corners
Doing something less thoroughly to save time or money
Head over heels
to be madly in love
Beat around the bush
To talk about unimportant things to avoid talking about the point that matters
Out of left field
Something unexpected or unusual that comes suddenly
Quit cold turkey
To break a habit abruptly and all at once
(symptoms like goosebumps/pale skin resemble a cold, uncooked turkey)
Hit the books
To study
Bite the bullet
Deciding to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating to do
Over the moon
to be extremely happy
"touch base"
To check in with someone
To have your ducks in a row
To be well organized or prepared
Pardon my french
what you say to apologize for swearing
To wipe the floor with someone
to inflict a humiliating defeat on someone
Thick as thieves
When two people are very close or friendly
In the ballpark
Within an approximate range; not exact, but close