Make or break
Circumstances causing total success or total ruin
Look on the bright side
View an unpleasant situation in a positive light
Miss the boat
Failing to take advantage of an opportunity because of slow actions
Wooden spoon
Imaginary prize for the last person in a race
Cook someone's goose
Spoil other person's chances of success
Champagne on a beer budget
Wanting expensive things that you cannot afford
A Piece of Cake
A task that can be accomplished very easily
An Arm And A Leg
Very expensive. A large amount of money
Back To Square One
Having to start all over again
Baker’s Dozen
Thirteen
Beating Around The Bush
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Stuck between two very bad options
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
To take on a task that is way to big
Break A Leg
A superstitious way to say ‘good luck’ without saying ‘good luck’, but rather the opposite
Drive someone up the wall
To irritate and/or annoy very much
Funny Farm
A mental institutional facility