"Stick a knife in it"
To finish it off, ex: I was doing my homework at the kitchen table, at 6:30 mom said "stick a knife in it".
"Dead center"
The very center of something, ex: The water balloon hit in the dead center of my face.
"Stop dead in their tracks"
To freeze or not move, ex: I stopped dead in my tracks when I walked outside for lunch and saw Billie Eilish came to our school.
"Dead tired"
Exhausted, very tired, ex: All of my teachers look dead tired.
"Dead ringer"
Person of thing that seems exactly like something else, ex: My daughter is a dead ringer of her dad when he was her age.
"Scaredy pants"
Scared easily, ex: My sister is a scaredy pants when it comes to haunted houses.
"Come back to haunt you"
Something that resurfaces as a problem or challenge, ex: All that homework I didn't turn in came back to haunt me when report cards came out.
"Pale as a ghost"
Very white looking, lost color, ex: I looked pale as a ghost when I got my flu shot.
"Makes my skin crawl"
Creeps you out or makes you uncomfortable, ex: It makes my skin crawl when people crunch ice cubes.
"You're a monster"
Someone who is out of control, ex: The kids were running around screaming, their mom said "they are a bunch of monsters today".
