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A piece of cake
A task or activity that is easy to complete
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Get the green light
To get permission to do something
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Bookworm

Someone who reads a lot

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Raining cats and dogs
Raining very heavily
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 A day late and a dollar short

When someone has missed an opportunity because of tardiness and because they haven’t put in the effort.

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A couch potato
A lazy person who watches too much television
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Once in a blue moon
Very rarely
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Elephant in the room

a problem or controversial issue that is too big to ignore, but that everyone tries to avoid talking about because it is embarrassing or will cause conflict.

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As right as rain

Feeling fine and healthy.

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Bring home the bacon
To earn money, to achieve success
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That is the way the cookie crumbles
That is just how it is
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To pass with flying colours
To pass something with a high score
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One-Trick Pony

the person has only one ability or good quality that he/she is known for, and doesn’t have any other abilities.

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Feeling under the weather
To feel mildly ill or sick
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Money does not grow on trees
It is not easy to get money, implies that the person you are addressing spends money too easily
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Have bigger fish to fry
Have more important things to do
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The grass is greener on the other side
People think that they will be happier if things were different
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Kill two birds with one stone
To solve two problems with one action
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On cloud nine
Very happy
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All that glitters is not gold

If it seems too good to be true, than it probably is

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Two peas in a pod
Nearly identical, very similar
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A golden opportunity
A very good chance to achieve something
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Let the cat out of the bag
A secret that was supposed to be kept quiet that was told
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Head in the clouds
Have unrealistic or impractical ideas
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Put your money where your mouth is
To do something rather than just to talk about it