“Thank you for doing that. You’re such a good egg.”
A good / reliable person / someone you can depend on
“You are such a ray of sunshine.”
Someone brings joy to someone else
“You are quite the busy bee!”
Someone who is always busy / has something going on
“Spring has sprung!”
Has arrived / started / the weather finally got nice / flowe
“They sell everything under the sun there!"
A wide variety of things / a lot
“The grass is always greener on the other side.”
Life seems better somewhere else / someone else always has it better than you do / something you wish you could have
“Let’s spring into action!”
Let’s quickly get started
“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells.”
Feel like you need to be extra careful / Scared
“Stop stealing my thunder!” -
To get other people’s attention / to steal attention
“The cat suddenly sprung to life.”
To come alive / to suddenly start moving / to wake up
“I feel like I have butterflies in my stomach.”
Nervous / Excited
“They need a little spring in their step.”
To have energy / to get started / to get going
“Look, we all know I’m no spring chicken.”
To be old / not young anymore
“Oh my! Look at it outside! It’s raining cats and dogs.”
It’s raining heavily / pouring
“Don’t put all your eggs into one basket."
To depend only on one plan or one option / Don’t risk it
“I don’t know. That’s not the first thing that springs to mind.”
First thought / first thing to think of / First thing to come to my mind
“She is the black sheep of the family”
Someone who sticks out / odd one out / doesn’t fit in / doesn’t behave well