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What does this expression mean? It's a piece of cake.
 
It's very easy
 
It's very soft
 
It's very sweet
 
It's very special
What does this expression mean? Break a leg.
 
Good luck
 
Don't get into problems
 
Go fight
 
Speed recovery
Beat around the bush means avoiding the main subject by talking about irrelevant things.
 
True
 
False
What does this expression mean? We don't see eye to eye.
 
We don't agree with each other
 
We didn't see each other in a long time
 
We don't speak with each other
 
We don't love each other
What does this expression mean? It got out of hand.
 
It got out of control
 
It ran away from the hand
 
My hand is slippery
 
It got out of the house
Cutting corners means "doing something poorly in order to save time or money".
 
True
 
False
What does this expression mean? Hang in there.
 
Don't give up
 
Don't move
 
Pray for me
 
Keep your mouth shut
What does this expression mean? It's not rocket science.
 
It's not difficult to understand
 
It doesn't make sense
 
It's not scientific
 
It's not about astrophysics
Pull someone's leg means to support someone to continue.
 
False
 
True
What does this expression mean? Speaking of the devil!
 
Speaking about a person then s/he show up!
 
Speaking about something bad
 
Speaking about a dead person
 
Speaking about Satan
What does this expression mean? Time flies!
 
Time goes fast
 
Time is being wasted
 
I am drunk
 
It's getting dark
To make matters worse means to make problems worse.
 
True
 
False
What does this expression mean? Wrap your head around something!
 
To understand something complicated
 
To lose your mind
 
To drink too much
 
To feel a headache
What does this expression mean? To break the ice.
 
To feel comfortable in a conversation with a stranger
 
To get warm in a cold place
 
To turn on the lights during the daytime
 
To punch someone in the face till they bleed
Don't cry over spilt milk means don't cook when you're drunk.
 
False
 
True
What does this expression mean? Saving for rainy days.
 
Saving money for tough times
 
Keeping Summer fruits for Winter
 
Praying a lot so that you can go to heaven
 
Saving a soldier during a war
What does this expression mean? Take it with a grain of salt.
 
Don't believe it blindly, doubt it a little bit
 
Take it slowly and gently
 
Take it seriously
 
Add some salt to it then eat it
The elephant in the room means the problem people are avoiding.
 
True
 
False