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used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance
break a leg
to be _____ over heels with someone
head
flog a ______ ______
dead horse
to be waiting eagerly to hear about something:
to be all ears
to be pregnant
have a bun in the oven
have a bun in the _____
oven
A lot of people in this business think they have to stab each other in the ____ to succeed.
back
to harm someone who trusts you:
stab someone in the back
I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just ____off a duck's back.
water
criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person:
(like) water off a duck's back
The repair work cost an _____.
arm and a leg
to be very expensive:
cost (someone) an arm and a leg
over my dead ____
body
to say or do something that causes trouble or makes a lot of people very angry
put/set the cat among the pigeons
put the _____ among the pigeons
cat
a secret that would cause embarrassment if it were known:
a skeleton in the closet
