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Jump the gun

to start too early;

The tip of the iceberg

a small part of a bigger problem;

The elephant in the room

an obvious problem that people avoid;

Keep an eye on

to watch something carefully;

Throw in the towel

to give up;

Ignorance is bliss

sometimes not knowing is better;

Put all your eggs in one basket

risk everything on one opportunity;

Sleep on it

to think about something before deciding;

When pigs fly

something that will never happen;

Hit the nail on the head

to describe something exactly right;

In hot water

in trouble or a difficult situation;

Every cloud has a silver lining

there’s something good in every bad situation;

Cold feet

nervousness before a big decision or event;

Down to earth

practical and sensible;

Don’t cry over spilled milk

don’t waste time worrying about past mistakes;

Time flies

time passes quickly;

Bite off more than you can chew

to take on more than you can handle;

Don’t judge a book by its cover

don’t judge based on appearances;

Your guess is as good as mine

look out

take a guess

I don’t know either;

take a nap

Break the ice

to initiate conversation in a social setting;

Up in the air

undecided or uncertain;

On cloud nine

extremely happy;

Between a rock and a hard place

stuck between two difficult choices;

Let the cat out of the bag

to reveal a hidden secret or surprise;

Keep your chin up

stay positive in a hard situation;

Face the music

accept the consequences of your actions;

Devil’s advocate

someone who argues the opposite side for the sake of debate;

Barking up the wrong tree

pursuing a mistaken or misguided course of action;

Kill two birds with one stone

to accomplish two things at once;

Hit the sack

to go to bed or go to sleep;

Go the extra mile

to make an extra effort;

Let sleeping dogs lie

avoid restarting an old conflict;

Out of the blue

unexpectedly;

Cut corners

to do something poorly to save time or money;

Rome wasn’t built in a day

important things take time;

Once in a blue moon

something that happens very rarely;

Wild goose chase

a pointless search;

Under your nose

something obvious but overlooked;

Rule of thumb

a general guideline;

The early bird catches the worm

success comes to those who prepare;

Bark is worse than your bite

someone’s words are harsher than their actions;

By the skin of your teeth

barely managing to do something;

A blessing in disguise

something that seems bad but turns out good;

Ballpark figure

an approximate number or estimate;

Cry wolf

to raise a false alarm;

You can’t have your cake and eat it too

you can’t have everything at once;

Zero tolerance

don't lost your cool

you can't eat that

no acceptance of bad behavior;

keep quiet

Break a leg

wishing someone good luck;

Hit the books

to study hard;

All ears

fully listening and paying attention;

Sit tight

to wait patiently;

Out of the frying pan into the fire

it is really hot

escaping one bad situation only to end up in a worse one.

You like to cook

buy an old car

Skeletons in the closet

hidden secrets;

Call it a day

to stop working on something;

Break the bank

to cost too much;

Hang in there

don’t give up;

Like two peas in a pod

very similar or close;

To make matters worse

to make a bad situation even worse;

Straight from the horse’s mouth

directly from the source;

At the drop of a hat

instantly;

without hesitation

Beat around the bush

avoid getting to the point;

Take it with a grain of salt

don’t take something too seriously;

A dime a dozen

very common and not special;

Give the benefit of the doubt

to trust someone’s word;

Last straw

the final problem in a series of problems;

Leave no stone unturned

to search everywhere;

Add fuel to the fire

to make a bad situation worse;

It takes two to tango

both people are responsible for a situation;

See eye to eye

to agree with someone;

Miss the boat

to miss an opportunity;

Spill the beans

to reveal a secret;

Fish out of water

someone uncomfortable in an unfamiliar situation;

Water under the bridge

past events that are forgiven or forgotten;

Steal someone’s thunder

to take credit for someone else’s idea;

In the same boat

in the same difficult situation as others;

Costs an arm and a leg

very expensive;

Hit the road

to leave or depart;

Better late than never

it’s better to do something late than not at all;

Bite the bullet

to face a difficult or unpleasant situation bravely;

Easier said than done

something is harder than it sounds;

don't look at strange people

this is easy

speak when you are spoken to

Jump on the bandwagon

to join others in doing something popular;

Have a change of heart

to change your mind;

Back to the drawing board

to start over after a failure;

Cut to the chase

to get to the main point quickly;

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

remember a raincoat

don't be weird

you must be hungry

don’t harm those who help you;

Kick the habit

to stop a bad behavior;

Off the hook

free from responsibility or blame;

Kick the bucket

to die;

On thin ice

in a risky or dangerous situation;

Make a long story short

to summarize;

Under the weather

feeling ill or sick;

Actions speak louder than words

what you do is more important than what you say;

Piece of cake

something very easy to do;

Bend over backwards

to go out of your way to help;

Couch potato

a lazy person who spends too much time watching TV;

Get cold feet

to hesitate due to fear;

Save for a rainy day

save money for the future;

The ball is in your court

it’s your decision or responsibility to act;

Burn the midnight oil

to work late into the night;

Play it by ear

to improvise;