The ball is in your .... (Your turn to take action of a situation)
The ball is in your court.
The ball is in your mouth.
You're ... up the wrong tree. (being misguided , to lead in the wrong direction)
You're barking up the wrong tree.
You're smelling up the wrong tree.
Don't put all your eggs in one .... (put all your efforts in one thing)
Don't put all your eggs in one refrigerator.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Bite off more than you can .... (To take on more responsibility than you can handle)
Bite of more than you can watch.
Bite off more than you can chew.
It's a ... in disguise. (something bad that has good results)
It's a bee in disguise.
It's a blessing in disguise.
Cross that ... when you come to it. (don't worry about something until if happens)
Cross that book when you come to it.
Cross that bridge when you come to it.
Burn the ... oil. (to work or study late into the night)
Burn the house oil.
Burn the midnight oil.
It's a ... of cake.(its easy)
It's a piece of cake.
It's a slice of cake.
Curiosity ... the cat. (being curious can be dangerous and get you into trouble)
Curiosity jumped the cat.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Every cloud has a ... lining. (difficult or sad times often have a happy side to them)
Every cloud has an invisible lining.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
On the .... (undecided or uncertain)
On the fence.
On the road.
At the ... of a hat.(to happen instantly)
At the toss of a hat.
At the drop of a hat.
... on the bandwagon.(to follow a trend)
Ski on the bandwagon.
Jump on the bandwagon.
The best thing since ... bread.(to show enthusiasm about something)
The best thing since banana bread.
The best thing since sliced bread.
Actions ... louder than words.(what a person does is sometimes more important that what they say)
Actions yell louder than words.
Actions speak louder than words.
Feeling ... the weather. (feeling sick, unwell)
Feeling on top of the weather.
Feeling under the weather.
