Shortened Sayings and Idioms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Out of the frying pan...

into the fire. [To say that someone has moved from a bad or difficult situation into an even worse one].

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monster

Reset all scores!

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fairy

Take points!

fairy

Take points!

thief

Give points!

seesaw

Swap points!

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fairy

Take points!

rocket

Go to first place!

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baam

Lose 15 points!

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Don't count your chickens...

before they hatch. [Don't anticipate success too early before something is finished = Don't sell the bear's skin before you've caught it - Lorenzo Astenio]

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Actions speak louder...

than words. [Used to say that it's more important to demonstrate your beliefs or morals with actions than to only pay lip service to them and do nothing]

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To be caught between a rock...

and a hard place. [Used to say that a person is caught between two difficult choices, for example ones which will make two parties angry at them]

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Speak of the devil...

and here he/she is. [You were just talking about someone and they appear as if summoned by your conversation]

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thief

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gift

Win 10 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

Give points!

Easy come,...

easy go. [To say that something that was achieved easily and without effort is also lost as easily]

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All is fair...

in love and war. [When describing a situation in which people do not follow the usual rules of behaviour and do things normally considered unfair]

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Bite more...

than you/he/she/they can/could chew. [Committing to do something that you don’t really have the time, resources or ability to do]

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Getting a taste...

of your/his/her/their own medicine. [Being treated the same bad way than someone has been treating others]

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What comes around...

goes around. [It means that you should not treat others badly, or else you will be treated badly. Instant karma as they say nowadays]

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The more things change...

the more they stay the same. [It looks like things are changing but actually nothing important has changed]

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seesaw

Swap points!

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fairy

Take points!

fairy

Take points!

lifesaver

Give 15 points!

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The grass is always greener...

on the other side [We tend to think (mistakenly) we are the only ones having problems and that others have easier, better lives than us]

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