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Speak of the devil
“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”
See eye to eye
“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”
Once in a blue moon
“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”
When pigs fly
“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”
To cost an arm and a leg
“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”
A piece of cake
“The English test was a piece of cake.”
Let the cat out of the bag
“I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.
To feel under the weather
“I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”
To kill two birds with one stone
“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”
To cut corners
“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”
To add insult to injury
“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”
You can’t judge a book by its cover
I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”
Break a leg
“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”
To hit the nail on the head
“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”
A blessing in disguise
An misfortune that eventually results in something good happening later on.
No pain no gain
You have to work hard for something you want.
