Idioms A
"scrape the barrel"
make the best of a situation by getting the most you can out of something
"sell like hotcakes"
be popular and sell out quickly
"Break a leg!"
"Good luck!"
"kick the bucket"
die
I heard it "straight from the horse's mouth."
She is "on cloud nine."
"eat like a horse"
eat a lot
She has "lost her marbles".
She has lost her mind.
"everything but the kitchen sink"
every possible item
throw caution to the wind
take a risk
"hit the sack"
go to bed
He had "an ace up his sleeve."
He had an advantage that he didn't reveal.
Don't "rain on my parade".
"The lights are on, but nobody's home."
description of someone who isn't very smart
She quit smoking "cold turkey."
She quit smoking "immediately without easing into it."
He is "a chip off the old block".
He is just like his dad (or mom).
"by the skin of your teeth"
To just barely get by.
"more important things to worry about"
I am going "to take a raincheck."
"I am going to have to postpone the plans we had."
"face reality"
"beat around the bush"
talk about other things while avoiding the main point
"as the crow flies"
the most direct path between two points
"call a spade, a spade"
call it like it is
"swan song"
An artist's last piece of work.