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Not playing with a full deck
someone who lacks intelligence
Not a spark of decency
Meaning: no manners
Miss the boat
this idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance
Method to my madness
An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it
Make a long story short
Come to the point . leave out details
Let the cat out of the bag
to share information that was previously concealed
Let the cat out of the bag
to share information that was previously concealed
Let sleeping dogs lie
meaning: do not disturb a situation as it is, since it would result in trouble or complications
last straw
the final problem in a series of problems
Kill two birds with one stone
This idiom means to accomplish two different things at the same time
Keep something at bay
keep something away
Jump on the bandwagon
join a popular activity
It takes two to tango
Actions or communications need more than one person
In the heat of the moment
Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment
Hit the sack / sheet / hay
to go to bed
Hear it on the grapevine
This idiom means "to hear rumours" about something or someone
