Idioms 1
To see eye to eye
To have a similar point of view or belief. "We see eye to eye on politics."
To miss the boat
Miss the opportunity to do something
To be all ears
To listen carefully and pay attention. "If you want to tell me what's wrong, I'm all ears."
It takes two to tango
It's not rocket science
A way of saying that something is not difficult
To get out of hand
To get out of control. "Things got out of hand in the classroom when the teacher left."
Hang in there
Don't give up, keep going
It's like pulling teeth
It's very hard to do something. "Getting my son to do his homework is like pulling teeth"
To pull yourself together
To calm down, get control of your emotions
To wrap your head around something
To understand something complicated
To get bent out of shape
To get upset about something
Monday morning quarterback
Someone who offers criticism after an event is already over, and has the benefit of hindsight. "It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback - you weren't there."
To throw a curveball
To do something unexpected (often difficult for the other person.) "Sometimes life throws us curveballs."
Curveball questions in interviews.
To call it a day
To finish doing something for the day. "It's late, let's call it a day and continue tomorrow."
To go back to the drawing board
To start all over again. "Well, that idea didn't work, so it's back to the drawing board to find a solution."
Cutting corners
Doing something poorly in order to save time and/or money
Speak of the devil
"I was talking to Alex last night and... Oh, speak of the devil! There he is!"
To let someone off the hook
When you are freed from an obligation or not held responsible for something. "We were going to take an exam today, but it has been postponed, so you're off the hook."
To be on thin ice
When you have been causing problems and are close to getting in trouble. "You're already on thin ice, if you don't behave I will call your parents."
To be on the ball
To do a great job. "Business has been going great, my employees are really on the ball"
The last straw
Something small that makes you reach your limit. "I'm glad to hear you broke up with that jerk! What was the last straw?"
Under the weather
To be sick. "Ana didn't come to the party because she's feeling a bit under the weather."
Cut to the chase
Get to the point. "Ok, let's cut to the chase. Tell me why you want to talk to me today"
Bite the bullet
When you don't want to do something but you know that you have to do it eventually, so you do it sooner rather than later to get it over with. "I would rather bite the bullet and do my presentation first."
Right off the bat
To do something right away. "I thought I would have to argue, but he agreed right off the bat."