Lighten up
to relax
he's "beaten black and blue"
to be beaten up and bruised
under the weather
to feel sick
Piece of cake
really easy
Blow off steam or let off steam
to do or say something to get rid of strong emotions
walking on egg shells
Being very careful
Are you pulling my leg?
asking someone if they're tricking you or messing with you
Cutting corners
This idioms means to do something poorly in order to save time and/or money
What is "To drop your guard."
This idioms means, to stop being careful about showing your emotions and not hiding how you're feeling
cost an arm and a leg
something being extremely expensive
kill two birds with one stone
to accomplish two different things at the same time by only doing one thing.
hold your horses
slow down
to see red
This idioms means to get really angry.
Call it a day
to decide to stop doing something
The last straw
the final action that pushes someone over the edge. someone's last chance, when someone pushes you too far
wrap your head around something
to fully understand something
Seeing the world through "rose coloured glasses"
only seeing/noticing the good things, not having a realistic viewpoint on things, being naive
to "beat around the bush"
to not be direct about something, talking around a subject without being specific
to throw in the towel
to give up on something, to stop trying
hit the hay
go to sleep
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
you shouldn't find fault with/complain about something that has been received as a gift or favor
a dime a dozen
something very common
to "bite the bullet"
do something you don't want to do/do something unpleasant
Go back to the drawing board
to start over
“Straight from the horse’s mouth”
Information from the person who knows best., or from the original source.