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to be dead

to be pushing up the daisies

to die

to kick the bucket

Why are you not saying anything?

(Has the) cat got your tongue?

to start behaving in a crazy way

to lose one's marbles

To be inactive; to do nothing or stand still.

to let the grass grow under (one's) feet

Life is not pleasurable all the time; you cannot always be having fun.

Life isn't all beer and skittles

to be the first to attack, blame or criticize someone

to cast the first stone

to be slightly crazy

to have a screw loose

It is used to say that you should not make plans that depend on something good happening, because it might not.

to count one's chickens before they hatch

Don't focus all of your attention on one thing or in one area, in case that situation changes or goes awry.

don't put all your eggs in one basket

It's raining heavily.

It's raining cats and dogs

that is what I wanted to hear

Now you're talking

to achieve two things with one action

to hit two birds with one stone

to make a start by overcoming initial difficulties

to hit the nail on the head

It is used when saying that a particular problem is the reason why a situation is so difficult.

there's the rub

Is is used to say that it is easy to become rich quickly in a particular place.

the streets are paved with gold

to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not

to make a mountain out of a molehill

not wearing any clothes

Birthday suit

You should not criticize other people for having the same faults that you yourself have.

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

someone's favorite person

the apple of one's eye