If you “cost an arm and a leg,” you are very _____.
expensive
This idiom means it’s raining very hard.
Its raining cats and dogs
This idiom means something is easy.
a piece of cake
To be “under the weather” means to feel this way.
sick
To “throw in the towel” means this.
To “get something off your chest” means to do this.
confess or share
To “let the cat out of the bag” means to do this.
reveal a secret
To “spill the beans” means to do this.
tell a secret
This idiom means to start something new.
turn over a new leaf
This idiom means a very rare event.
once in a blue moon
This idiom means to watch or guard something carefully.
keep an eye on
To “hold your horses” means to do this.
wait or slow down
To be in a “pickle” means to be in this.
to be in trouble or a difficult situation
This idiom means to avoid the main issue.
To beat around the bush
This idiom means to do something at the last moment.
by the skin of your teeth
To “stick your neck out” means to take this
take a risk
This idiom means to work very hard.
work like a dog
To “bite the bullet” means to do this.
face something difficult
This idiom means to make a situation worse.
add fuel to the fire
To “break even” means this.
neither profit nor loss
This idiom means to ignore something on purpose
To turn a blind eye
To be the “black sheep” means to be this.
different from the rest or being an outcast
This idiom means to accept bad news calmly.
take it with a grain of salt
This idiom means everything is going well.
smooth sailing
This idiom means to spend money wisely.
to get your moneys worth