Daily Life & Work
A piece of cake
Very easy to do.
Under the weather
Feeling sick.
Break the ice
Help people relax in a new social group.
Break a leg
"Good luck!"
Actions speak louder than words
What you do matters more than what you say.
Burn the midnight oil
Work or study late into the night.
Bite the bullet
Force yourself to do something difficult or painful.
Beat around the bush
Avoid speaking directly about a problem.
It costs an arm and a leg
very expensive
Add insult to injury:
Make a bad situation even worse.
Call it a day
Stop working for the day.
Calm before the storm
A quiet time right before trouble starts.
Spill the beans
Reveal a secret.
Once in a blue moon
Happens very rarely.
Birds of a feather flock together
Similar people usually hang out together.
Cut corners
Do something quickly or cheaply, skipping steps.
By the skin of your teeth
Barely succeeding or escaping.
Pulling your leg
Joking or teasing someone.
Better late than never
It is better to do something late than not at all.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Don't rely on something good happening before it actually happens.
The early bird catches the worm
People who start early succeed.
Cry over spilled milk
Worry about a mistake that cannot be changed.
Elephant in the room
An obvious problem that everyone ignores.
Surprise!
BONUS POINT FOR YOU!
Don't judge a book by its cover
Don't judge someone or something by appearance alone.