TO BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW
To have a very small mouth.
To choke on food and die.
To be greedy.
To do something which is too difficult to complete.
A PAIN IN THE NECK
To have a painful neck.
To wear something tight around your neck.
Someone or something that is annoying.
To hit someone in the neck.
UP IN THE AIR
Something that is not yet decided.
To be in an aeroplane.
To jump up and down.
To be at the top of a tall building.
TO COST AN ARM AND A LEG
Something which you can only buy with body parts.
Something that is very cheap.
To pay off a debt in small amounts each week.
Something that is very expensive.
A WHITE ELEPHANT
A big mistake.
An albino elephant (they also have pink eyes).
Something expensive, but also troublesome or even useless.
Something that people avoid talking about.
TO BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND
To keep cool.
To avoid a problem.
To hide from someone.
To kill yourself (you need some sand).
TO BE FLAT BROKE
To have a problem with your apartment.
To have no cash in your wallet.
To have no money at all.
To have a flat tyre
A SANDWICH SHORT OF A PICNIC
A sandwich with no picnic.
To say that someone is stupid or crazy.
A picnic with no sandwiches.
A small meal that leaves you feeling hungry.
TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE
To agree to pay for something.
To agree about something.
To disagree about something.
To be on the same page of the book as all the other students
TO BLOW OFF STEAM
To clean your glasses by breathing on them.
To blow on someone.
To do something that helps you to relax.
To try to cool a hot drink.
TO BE IN A TIGHT SPOT
To be in prison.
To wear tight pants.
To get stuck in a small chair.
To be in a difficult situation.
(IT'S) A PIECE OF CAKE
An easy task to complete.
A piece of cake.
To explain something already obvious.
Something sweet but unhealthy.
TO BE DOWN IN THE DUMPS
To break up with your partner.
To feel depressed.
To visit a garbage dump.
To lose your job.
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
What you do is more important than what you say.
What you say and do are equally important.
Nobody cares.
What you say is more important than what you do.
I'M ALL EARS
To be deaf.
To have very big ears.
To be a good listener.
To show interest in what someone wants to talk about.
TO SPILL THE BEANS
To break something.
To make a quick meal.
To share some new information.
To drop some beans on the floor.
IN A NUTSHELL
To behave like a Squirrel.
To be careful about what you say.
To behave like a crazy person.
To summarise something in a few words.
BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE
To behave like a dog.
To eat tree bark.
To have the wrong idea about somerthing.
To bark up the wrong tree.
TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH
To hit a small tree with a stick.
To become very angry about something.
To take a long time to say something.
To ambush someone in the forest.
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
Something a priest does at church.
An angel dressed as a policeman.
Something that appears to be bad, but ends up being good.
Something that appears to be good, but ends up being bad.