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Get your head around it

Understand something

Get out of hand

Lose control of things

Drive someone up the wall

To irritate or annoy very much

Down to the wire

Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds

Dig in your heels / Stick to your guns

Refuse to compromise or change your mind

Cut to the chase

Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point

Cut somebody some slack

Give somebody a break/ not to judge somebody severely

Cut corners

Do something badly or cheaply

Curiosity killed the cat

Get into an unpleasant situation by being inquisitive

Crunch time

The period of time just before a project has to be completed and everyone has to work hard

Cry wolf

Call for help when you don’t need it

Cry over spilt milk

Complain about a loss from the past

Couldn’t care less

Have a total lack of interest in something

By the skin of your teeth

You only just succeeded and nearly failed

Blow somebody away

Be extremely impressed by something

Bite off more than you can chew

Take on a task that is too big

Bend over backwards

Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything

Beat around the bush

Avoid the main topic or not speak directly about the issue

Be a good catch

Be someone worth marrying/having

Barking up the wrong tree

Look in the wrong place or accuse the wrong person

Ball is in somebody’s court

It is up to somebody to make the next decision or step

A penny for your thoughts

When you want to know what somebody is thinking

Add fuel to the fire

Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is

Actions speak louder than words

It’s better to actually do something than just talk about it

A drop in the ocean

A very small part or insignificant amount of something big or whole.