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Bite the bullet. "I didn't want to pay for my car to be fixed but I bit the bullet and scheduled an appointment."
To force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult, or to be brave in a difficult situation.
In hot water. "After failing my math test I knew I was in hot water."
In a difficult situation which you are at risk of getting in trouble or being in danger.
Knock it off. "My mom told me to knock it off after I kept putting my feet up on the back of the chair in front of me at the movie theater."
Used to tell someone to stop doing something that annoys you.
Mad as a hornet. "When I sprayed my sister with the hose and got the book she was reading wet she got mad as a hornet."
Very angry.
Make a mountain out of a molehill. "I can't believe the teacher wrote me up late even though I walked in just after the bell rang. She is making a mountain out of a molehill."
To make a slight difficulty or problem seem like a serious issue.
Monkey see, monkey do. "Whenever I jump on my bed, so does my little brother. I guess monkey see, monkey do.
To copy or imitate someone.
Put your foot in your mouth. "I really put my foot in my mouth when I asked if the lady was pregnant when she wasn't"
To say or do something tactless or embarrassing that you wish you could take back.
Out of left field. "It was dinnertime with the family when out of left feild we got a call saying my cousins were on they're way over."
Odd, strange, or unexpected.
Over the hill. "My grandma just celebrated her 98th birthday she is over the hill."
Really old and past ones prime.
Pulling my leg. "I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just pulling my leg."
To fool or trick someone into believing something.
Pulling the wool over my eyes. "Even with his best magic trick he wasn't pulling the wool over my eyes."
To deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something.
Put a lid on it. "After complaing about mom making broccoli again, she told me to put a lid on it."
Be quiet.
Put your thinking cap on. "I wasn't giving my homework much thought so my tutor told me it's time to put my thinking cap on."
To think seriously about something.
Quiet as a mouse. "Our teacher told us that in the library we need to be quiet as a mouse."
To be very quiet.
Quit horsing around. "When my brother and I were wrestling my mom told us to wuit horsing around."
Stop behaving in a silly and noisy way.
Roll with the punches. "Even though this week has been rough I am just rolling with the punches."
To be able to deal with a series of difficult situations.
