He is down to earth.
practical and direct in dealing with people
to get someone's attention
She was feeling under the weather last week.
She was laying under a cloud
She was sick
He is barking up the wrong tree.
He is trying to get something that won't happen
He is making noise
Don't beat around the bush
Don't hit the bushes
Get to the point
He was green with envy
He was nauseous
He was very jealous
Sometimes you have to ride out the storm.
You have to wait for hard times to be over
You have to ride in a boat when theres a flood
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Money isn't a plant
It takes a lot of work to earn money
He felt like he was pushing a rock up a hill.
The rock kept falling on him
He was doing a lot of work but not making progress
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Apples fall because of gravity
When a child looks/acts like their parent
The grass is always greener on the other side
Other people's situations seem better than yours
Your neighbor has a better lawnmower
Calm before the storm
Peaceful period before difficulty
Sunny day before it rains
Tip of the iceberg
The only noticeable part of a bigger problem
The top part of a chunk of ice
Go with the flow
Swim downstream
Do whatever everyone else agrees with
There is nothing like it on Earth
It doesn't exist anywhere
So incredible that there is nothing else to compare it to in
You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop.
a very small amount compared to the amount needed
make peace with own individuality
Jim is off answering the call of nature.
you have to go to the bathroom
find inner peace
