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Bite the bullet
 
To endure a difficult situation with courage.
 
To chew on a piece of metal.
 
To eat quickly.
Hit the nail on the head
 
To say something exactly right.
 
To miss an opportunity
 
To strike a hammer on a wooden board.
Let the cat out of the bag.
 
To reveal a secret or confidential information.
 
To play with a misbehaving animal.
 
To release a cat from a bag.
Keep your eyes peeled
 
To watch or observe carefully.
 
To close your eyes tightly.
 
To remove the skin of a fruit.
Burn the midnight oil.
 
To stay up very late working.
 
To start a fire late at night.
 
To exercise vigorously in the dark
Spill the beans.
 
To reveal a secret or disclose information.
 
To accidentally drop a container of beans.
 
To clean up spilled beans.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
 
To avoid bringing up a controversial or sensitive topic.
 
To wake up dogs from their sleep.
 
To allow dogs to sleep peacefully.
In hot water.
 
To be in trouble or facing a difficult situation.
 
To enjoy a warm bath or spa.
 
To be physically in warm or hot water.
Take it with a grain of salt"
 
To accept information or advice skeptically or with caution.
 
To consume salt while eating.
 
To measure ingredients while cooking.
On the same page.
 
To have the same understanding or be in agreement.
 
To be reading the same page of a book.
 
To be in a race together.
A blessing in disguise
 
A good outcome that initially seemed unfortunate.
 
A religious ceremony that brings blessings.
 
A disguise worn during a celebration or event.
Caught red-handed.
 
To be caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
 
To have red hands due to a physical activity.
 
To accidentally touch something red and stain your hands.
To go the extra mile.
 
To put in additional effort or go beyond what is expected.
 
To drive an extra mile in a car.
 
To take a long-distance trip
Turn a blind eye.
 
To intentionally ignore or overlook something.
 
To rotate your head while closing your eyes.
 
To close one eye and turn away from something.
Cry over spilled milk.
 
To regret something that cannot be changed.
 
To clean up spilled milk.
 
To cry when milk is accidentally spilled.
To get cold feet.
 
To suddenly feel nervous before doing something important.
 
To have feet that are cold to the touch.
 
To wear warm socks to prevent cold feet.
To steal someone's thunder.
 
To take credit for someone else's achievements or ideas.
 
To secretly take someone's lightning.
 
To be afraid of lightning.
To have a chip on one's shoulder.
 
To have a persistent feeling of resentment.
 
To carry a bag of potato chips on one's shoulder.
 
To accidentally drop a piece of food on one's shoulder.
To beat around the bush.
 
To avoid getting to the main point.
 
To physically beat a bush.
 
To participate in a bush-beating competition
To kick the bucket.
 
To pass away.
 
To participate in a bucket-kicking contest.
 
To literally kick a bucket.
To take a rain check.
 
To decline something but suggest doing it at a later time.
 
To participate in a rain-check collecting competition.
 
To physically take a rain check from someone.