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a penny for..

your thoughts

The ball is in

your court

I smell ... (animal)

a rat.

as deaf as

a post

as white as

a sheet

Give someone the cold

shoulder

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

herring

to get itchy

feet

His/her bark is worse than

his/her bite

Once in the ... (rarely)

blue moon

to be a smart...

alec

Home is where...

the heart is

be like a fish

out of water

Hold ... (animal)

your horses

At the crack of

dawn

as blind as

a bat

to get the travel

bug

to sleep like

a log

Red.... (bureaucracy)

tape

off the beaten

track

it works like

a dream

make a long story...

short

to kill two birds

with one stone

as thin as

a rake

All that glitters ...

is not gold

it is like water off a

duck's back

A picture is worth 1000

words

There are other fish...

in the sea

walk off with his/her tail

between his/her legs

as quick as

a flash

The grass is always greener on the other...

side of the fence

as stubborn as

mule

to get the lion's

share

out of the... (unexpected)

blue

as light as

a feather

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

white elephant

Less is ...

more

to drink like

a fish

a bird in hand is worth

two in the bush

don't count your chickens

before they hatch

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

donkey work

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

a white lie

travel on a...

shoestring

make up .... (make a decision)

your mind

live it...

up

Learn something...

by heart

hit... (purchasing)

the shops

be a dark ... (animal)

horse

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

black and white