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Tell a .... (to tell a fib)

a white lie

to drink like

a fish

a penny for..

your thoughts

hit... (purchasing)

the shops

Less is ...

more

it is like water off a

duck's back

don't count your chickens

before they hatch

At the crack of

dawn

The grass is always greener on the other...

side of the fence

Red.... (bureaucracy)

tape

as white as

a sheet

to kill two birds

with one stone

as blind as

a bat

A red.... (something which distracts the attention from the target)

herring

be a dark ... (animal)

horse

to see everything in..... (narrow-minded)

black and white

as deaf as

a post

There are other fish...

in the sea

to get itchy

feet

Home is where...

the heart is

to be a smart...

alec

live it...

up

as thin as

a rake

a bird in hand is worth

two in the bush

make a long story...

short

make up .... (make a decision)

your mind

Learn something...

by heart

Give someone the cold

shoulder

Hold ... (animal)

your horses

do all the ...... (animal)

donkey work

The ball is in

your court

To give someone a.... (something useless)

white elephant

travel on a...

shoestring

to sleep like

a log

as quick as

a flash

off the beaten

track

All that glitters ...

is not gold

out of the... (unexpected)

blue

to get the travel

bug

as stubborn as

mule

I smell ... (animal)

a rat.

Once in the ... (rarely)

blue moon

walk off with his/her tail

between his/her legs

as light as

a feather

A picture is worth 1000

words

His/her bark is worse than

his/her bite

be like a fish

out of water

it works like

a dream

to get the lion's

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