Idioms

Idiom 1

100

Piece of cake 

Very easy

200

Bob's your uncle

Example: Put the peanut butter on one slice of bread, jelly on the other, and "Bob's your uncle", you got a PB&J 

Simple or easy

300

Bite off more than you can chew 

More than you can, very difficult 

400

"Bite the bullet" and get it done! Work is work.

Do something difficult or unpleasant 

500

Well I guess we're "at a crossroads" for either ice cream or cake for dessert.

You need to make an important or hard decision 

Idiom 2

100

Beat about the bush

Don't "beat around the bush" and just do it!

To talk about unimportant things because you’re avoiding a particular topic

200

Budge up

Example: Oi mate, "budge up" will you?  I barely got room here to sit.

Asking someone to move to make room for you

300

Don't "bury your head in the sand!" We've got to figure out what to do!

To refuse to think about or confront serious issues or situations

400

Call it a day

Call it a day or stop working on something

500

Cold feet

To get nervous or to have second thoughts about doing something

Idiom 3

100

Costs an arm and a leg

Very expensive 

200

Couch potato

A lazy person

300

Cut corners 

To do something in the easiest way possible

400

Woah now Bessie Brown Horse, "easy does it" going over the creek.

To slow down, do something slowly/carefully

500

You kicked the senior citizens, so you must "face the music!"

To accept responsibility for something bad you have done

Idiom 4

100

A hot potato

"Do you think she's a good person?"

"I don't want to touch that hot potato!"

A hot potato A controversial issue or situation that is awkward to deal with. 

200

Once in a blue moon  

Example: Lazy Gary, did you do your homework?

Nah, I only do it "once in a blue moon."

Very rarely, not very often 

300

When pigs fly

Something that will never happen or is impossible.

400

Well, the cut-off date was yesterday so you "missed the boat" sadly.

Miss the chance

500

Zip the lip 

To stop talking 

Idiom 5

100

Sick as a dog 

Refers to extreme physical illness or discomfort.  

200

Call the shots 

To be in charge of what is happening and what should happen.  

300

We've been together "through thick and thin!" We stayed together for birthdays throughout the years and even the flood of '09.

Through good times and bad times.  

400

The ladies sat around with their tea to "chew the fat."

To chat in a leisurely and prolonged way.

500

Kick the bucket

Yeah, ole Paul done ran up on the wrong lion headfirst and sadly "kicked the bucket." 

To die