Actions
Call it a day
Quit working or doing school work for the day
After working on the project for three hours, Sarah decided to call it a day.
Break a leg
Good luck!
The last straw
My patience is running out.
I told you to do your homework 3 times. That's the last straw! You are grounded.
Let the cat out of the bag.
You told the secret
You let the cat out of the bag when you told dad about his birthday present.
Crack a book
Study
Time to crack a book and start studying for that math test.
Spill the beans
Tell the secret
Joe spilled the beans when he told his grandfather about the upcoming surprise party his family had planned.
Get out of hand
Out of control
This party has gotten out of hand! The children are running and yelling!
On thin ice
In trouble
You are on thin ice because you did not do your chores yesterday.
Raining cats and dogs
It's raining really hard.
Cross your fingers
Something people do for good luck
Cross your fingers for me! I have a big test today.
Hit the sack
Go to bed
Let's hit the sack. I'm tired!
Pulling someone's leg
Joking with that person
Noah, I'm just pulling your leg. I didn't mean that I saw the Titanic sink!
It's a piece of cake.
It's easy
That homework was a piece of cake!
When pigs fly
To say something is impossible
I will have a million dollars when pigs fly.
Hold your horses
Wait for a minute
Hold your horses! I can't help you with your homework until I finish dinner.
Let someone off the hook
Forgive someone for something
Mom forgot to get me a poster for my class project, but I decided to let her off the hook. I forgot to write it down, so it wasn't her fault.
By the skin of your teeth
Just barely do something
You caught that ball by the skin of your teeth. It almost fell out of your hands!
Bite the bullet
Do something even though you don't want to because it will have to happen eventually.
You might as well bite the bullet and schedule you dentist appointment.
Busy as a bee.
To be really busy and working hard at something.
Costs an arm and a leg
It is very expensive.
Hang in there
Don't give up
Hang in there! Keep working through those hard math problems!
Off your rocker
You are crazy!
Grandpa is off his rocker. He thinks tomorrow is Monday!
Under the weather
I'm feeling sick
I am feeling under the weather today. Maybe I should go home.
A little birdie told me...
To say someone told you a secret.
A little birdie told me your birthday is next week.
I'm all ears.
I'm listening closely.
Tell me what's wrong and why you are mad. I'm all ears.