Animals
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
Don't depend on something happening before it's happened
Break a leg
Good luck with your performance
That was the last straw
The final negative occurrence in a series of negative events that causes one to take action
Burning the candle at both ends
Someone who is working too hard/their life is too busy
a person who is not very smart
Work like a dog
Work very hard
That is my cup of tea
to face the music
face the consequences
Pull your weight
to work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity
Couch potato
Someone with little or no motivation to do things - likes to spend time sitting on the couch
kill two birds with one stone
To solve 2 problems at the same time with one solution.
I'm just pulling your leg
To be joking around
When it rains it pours
When something bad happens, other bad things often happen soon after
buckle down
tackle a task with determination
Jack of all trades
someone who has skill in many different areas
it's raining cats and dogs
it's raining heavily
Excuse my French
Sorry for saying a swear word
to be on thin ice
to be in a risky situation
a day late and a dollar short
too late and too little effort
Eager beaver
a person who is extremely zealous about performing duties and volunteering for more
Hold your horses
Slow down and wait
a blessing in disguise
something positive out of a bad situation
add insult to injury
to make a bad situation worse
Keep your nose to the grindstone
to do hard, continuous work
A dark horse
a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by being highly skilled