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  • you're a sight for sore eyes
    you are happy or relieved to see someone
    get glasses after you haven't been able to see for a while
  • the pot calling the kettle black
    to criticize someone while having that same fault yourself
    the kettle is burnt and needs cleaned
  • out of the blue
    something occurs unexpectedly
    someone coming out of the water
  • You snooze, you lose
    if you fall asleep during a game, you'll lose it
    you'll miss an opportunity if you don't pay attn/act quickly
  • like a fish out of water
    flopping around on the ground
    a person is in a situation that feels strange or akward
  • once ina blue money
    not very often
    when the moon is full at night
  • put on the back burner for now
    move a pot on the stove to the back
    wait and discuss something later
  • its better late than never
    its better to do things really late at night
    better to do something late or slowly than not at all
  • your guess is as good as mine
    I don't know the answer
    you would win if we played a game together
  • its the best of both worlds
    enjoy advantages of two very different things at the same
    travel to two different places on one trip
  • you are ahead of your time
    to be very early to everything
    to think or act in a more modern or future way that others
  • green with envy
    jealous of something someone else has
    turn green from eating too many veggies
  • add insult to injury
    to hurt someone then say something bad about them
    to make a bad situation worse
  • when pigs fly
    when farm animals start fighting
    there is no chance something will ever happen
  • have to bite the bullet
    do something difficult or unpleasant, even if you don't want
    bite on something hard that hurts your teeth
  • things got a bit out of hand
    i dropped something because my hands were full
    something became difficult or impossible to control
  • twisted my arm
    talk me into doing something I don't want to do.
    arm wrestle to see who wins
  • It will be a breeze
    it will be windy so take a coat
    it will be easy