Share Idioms and proverbs
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I'll grab the box on the top shelf if you will creep under the table and pick up my pen. ________.
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours
With the new year comes the "______" attitude.
Chalk and cheese
Rain cats and dogs
New one in, old one out
It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—______.
Never offer to teach fish to swim
t’s too late to lock the stable when the horse is stolent
With age comes wisdom
I know you don't think he's very good-looking, but he's just the nicest guy, ______.
Handsome is as handsome does
Teaching that girl English is like trying to ______ -- her mother tongue is English.
run before the one can walk
teach fish to swim
scratch her back and she’ll scratch yours
She'd purchase her expensive jewelry ______ and worry about how she would pay for it later
at the drop of a hat
beat the bush
here and there
Dreams are a _______ of our life.
part and parcel
I agree that there should be a complete rethink: we should _______ and reconsider the trust option.
go back to the drawing board
Our father was always as ______, so it took us all by surprise when he was hospitalized
strong as a horse
It was ______ when the two men met because they were so sure their own ideas were right.
with age comes wisdom
new one in, old one out
diamond cut diamond
_______ and tell me frankly what you think of my proposition
Don't beat around the bush
I remember when we thought that flip phones were _______.
the best thing since sliced bread
a hot potato
chalk and cheese
________ so that's why I invest in expensive shoes, suits and silk ties.
You bring down the house
You get what you pay for
You break a leg
Working irregular hours is all ______ of being a journalist.
part and parcel
never offer to teach fish to swim
at the drop of a hat
There is no need for them to _______ and rethink all the policies.
beat about the bush
burn the midnight oil
go back to the drawing board
Unemployment became _______ for the government.
a hot potato
