She is a rising star as a stand-up comedian, always able to _______ the house during each performance.
bring down the house
What did the boy in the yellow T-shirt say?
"BREAK A LEG!"
The baby is sleeping like _______.
sleeping like a log
Nobody loves you when you're down _______ except your family.
down and out
The book has just been published and copies are already selling _______.
sell like hot cakes
Something is wrong. I can smell _______.
smell a rat
My sister and I are like chalk and _______.
My sister and I are like chalk and cheese.
He was going to ask her but he got _______ and said nothing.
cold feet
You haven't said very much – _______
a penny for your thoughts
When he showed up late a third time, which was the last _______. We had to fire him.
the last straw
The two of them always see _______ on shopping opinions.
see eye to eye
The child was saved from the kidnappers at the _______ hour
at the eleventh hour
You don't have to pay for the meal. It's on the _______!
You don't have to pay for the meal. It's on the house!
He must be out of his _______. No one would do that.
be out of his mind
If they expect to pass the test tomorrow, they’ll have to open their books and begin burning the _______.
If they expect to pass the test tomorrow, they’ll have to open their books and begin burning the midnight oil.
Don't worry. I was just pulling your _______ about leaving - We're not going anywhere.
pulling your leg
She's lived _______ and there, never for more than a year in one city
She's lived here and there, never for more than a year in one city
I'll have finished it by tomorrow." "And _______ can _______!
I'll have finished it by tomorrow." "And pigs can fly!
Dad will _______ when he finds out I failed the test.
hit the ceiling / hit the roof / go through the ceiling / jump through the ceiling /...
A trip to New Zealand is _______ the question this year.
is out of the question
On _______, let's not go to a movie. I don't really feel like to go anymore.
On second thought
When you said he was the worst, you were selling him _______.
sell somebody short
She is still young _______ heart in her old age.
young "at heart"
Don't _______ around the _______ - get to the point!
Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!