Present day English Idioms
Calm down, compose yourself
Pull yourself together
Referring to someone who is not smart
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
The last event in a series causing someone's demise or failure
The final nail in the coffin
Very rarely
Once in a blue moon
Eagerly ready
To be raring to go
Work extra hard at something, put in more effort
Go the extra mile
I'm excited/I can't wait to go.
I'll be there with bells on!
Someone is being too quiet/ trying to get them to speak
Cat got your tongue?
Having all your valuable items only in one place at the risk of losing everything
To put all your eggs in one basket
2 people that get along very well together
Like two peas in a pod
To solve 2 problems at the same time with one solution.
kill two birds with one stone
insult saying someone lacks intelligence
Not playing with a full deck
I wish you success in your performance
Break a leg!
working in a quick and careless manner
to cut corners
Being highly amused
To be tickled pink
to make a situation worse
add salt to injury
Someone is working too hard, living a fast paced life.
Burning the candle at both ends
Used to point out hypocrisy
Pot calling the kettle black
being practical and realistic
Down to earth
The final negative occurrence in a series of negative events that causes one to take action
That was the last straw
to be confronted with the consequences for your actions
face the music
excellent, of high quality
It's the bee's knees
make small talk
chew the fat
To split the cost
To go Dutch
To be very upset
To be beside yourself