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Bite my head off. "His mother nearly bit his head off when he got his new shoes dirty."
To speak to someone in a quick, angry way (sometimes for no good reason).
Buckle down and get busy. "As soon as we found out we would get ice cream if we finished our chores we really buckled down and got busy."
Start working hard.
Bull in a china closet. "The kids were running around the store like bulls in a china shop."
Very careless in the way that they move or behave.
Curiosity killed the cat. "I kept trying to guess what my parents got for my birthday, but mom said that curiosity killed the cat."
Something said to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation
Don't be smart. "After my sister was being sassy to my mom she told her to quit being smart with her."
A demand to stop acting so bold and rude.
Down in the dumps. "After loosing the basketball game, the team was down in the dumps."
Unhappy.
Driving me crazy. "After playing my favorite song on repeat 5 times, my mom told me told me it's starting to drive her crazy."
To upset, irritate, or annoy someone to the point of distraction.
Eagle eye. "The teacher keeps an eagle eye on all the students during tests to make sure no one cheats."
Somebody who sees very well and notices things.
Fit to be tied. "My mom was fit to be tied when I came home after curfew."
Extremely frustrated/angry
Get it off your chest. "I felt so relieved to tell my mom I had accidentally broken her vase. It felt good to get it off my chest."
To tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty.
Go fly a kite. "After I kept talking to my brother when he was playing his video games he told me to to go fly a kite when."
A way of telling someone who is annoying to go away
Eyes in the back of my head. "I can't get away with anything when i'm around mom, it's like she has eyes in the back of her head."
To know everything that is happening around you
Heart of gold. "My mother has a heart of gold, she always babysits my kids whenever I need help."
To be very kind, good natured and generous
How the cookie crumbles. “I studied all night but I still got a bad grade on the test. I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles."
Said when something slightly unlucky has happened but it could not have been prevented so it must be accepted.
Splitting hairs "If we continue to split hairs over every detail, we will never get this project started."
To make small unnecessary distinctions
Eyes on the board. "The teacher told the class eyes on the board."
Look at the board/ turn your attention to the board.
