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To be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something
Bark up the wrong tree
To stop yourself from saying something
Bite your tongue
Go to bed in order to sleep.
Hit the sack
If a person or thing can’t hold to another, they are less competent or do not perform as well as the other.
Can’t hold a candle to
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
when you are mistreated in the same way you have mistreated others.
get a taste of your medicine
from the knowledge you have in your memory, without thinking much.
off the top of your head
to work / study late into the night
to burn the midnight oil
It means that it is now your turn to make a decision or take action in a situation, and the responsibility is on you.
the ball is in your court
adapting to circumstances without real control, like someone going along with events rather than shaping their own destiny. It implies being reactive instead of proactive.
dancing with the tide
It means that someone is just like one of their parents in character or behaviour.
A chip off the old block
A very small part of something big or whole.
A drop in a bucket
start over (ideas, projects, designs, start as plans on a drawing board when in their earliest phase).
back to the drawing board
It means to face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage and determination, even if it is painful or uncomfortable.
bite the bullet
to share a secret that wasn’t supposed to be shared.
let the cat out of the bag
forgive and forget an argument or disagreement.
let bygones be bygones
