Feelings
Secrets
Attitude
Situation
Miscellaneous
100

She's feeling blue.

She's sad.

100

She spilled the beans.

She didn't keep the secret.

100

They were just horsing around.

They were just playing.

100

I'm in a pickle!

I'm in trouble!

100

It's raining cats and dogs.

It's raining super hard.

200

He's got a short fuse.

He's got a bad temper.

200

They let the cat out of the bag.

They told somebody the secret.

200

Don't let it get your goat.

Don't let it bother you.

200

I'm going in the hole on this.

I'm sacrificing, it's more than I wanted to do.

200

This place has really gone to the dogs.

This place looks terrible, it's not as good as it used to be.

300

You've got egg on your face.

You're embarrassed.

300

That opened a can of worms.

That caused trouble.

300

That's just sour grapes talking.

They're just saying that because they have a grudge.

300

We're not out of the woods yet.

We're not out of trouble yet.

300

That guy is a bad egg.

He's trouble.

400

They got up on the wrong side of the bed.

They're grumpy/ in a bad mood.

400

She definitely has skeletons in the closet.

She definitely has dark secrets.

400

It's not her cup of tea.

It's not her style, she doesn't like that.

400

That's a load off my shoulders.

I don't have to worry about that anymore.


400

That knocked my socks off!

That was awesome!

500

They got cold feet.

They got scared and decided not to do it.

500

Something is fishy.

Something is suspicious.

500

He took the bull by the horns.

He took charge.

500

Oooooh!  He's in the doghouse!

Oooooh!  He's in big trouble with her!

500

They saw the writing on the wall.

They could tell what was coming next.