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  • Bite your tongue
    don´t eat too much
    don´t say a word
    don't say bad things
  • Back off
    don´t worry be happy
    stop pushing so hard
    no singing in here
  • Chip in
    Add to the conversation
    Buy your self a chipmunk
    Help with work or to pay for something
  • Drag your feet
    take part in a race
    dancing with someone
    do something very slowly
  • Weasel out
    get out of here!
    singing out loud
    avoid doing something
  • Out of the woods
    found in the forest
    out of danger
    swimming in the lake
  • On the tip of my tongue
    Talk too much
    Can't think of the word you want to say
    Have a toothache
  • Bring home the bacon
    cooking breakfast
    earn money
    work at a pig farm
  • Twist my arm
    talk me into doing something I don't want to do.
    get a tattoo.
    dry my shirt
  • In a pickle
    someone in trouble
    something in a jar
    someone in jail
  • Hit the roof
    fly in a hot-air balloon
    score a goal in baseball
    get angry
  • Use your noodle
    use your fingertip
    use your nose
    use your brain
  • Monkey business
    betting your money on something
    silly or foolish things happening
    dealing with animals
  • Straight face
    a face with no make-up on
    not laughing or smiling
    smiling or laughing
  • Call it a day
    Join a game
    stop working
    kill your enemies
  • Money doesn't grow on trees
    we have all the money we need
    there are no leaves on the trees
    it´s too expensive to buy everything they want.
  • Pay an arm and a leg
    loose a competion in swimming
    loose a competion in boxing
    Pay a lot of money
  • Took the words our of my mouth
    say what someone is thinking before he can say it himself
    translation of words
    a misunderstanding
  • Running behind
    late
    a traffic jam
    loosing a race
  • Hold your horses
    wait
    kick
    sit
  • A penny for you thoughts
    someone wants you to talk about what is on your mind
    someone wants to give you money
    someone wants to pay for your ideas
  • Road hog
    a driver whose car goes all over the road
    an animal killed by a driver
    a pig crossing the road
  • Behind his back
    someone is following you
    follow the one in front of you
    talking about someone when he does not know about it
  • Butter someone up
    Compliment someone to get what you want.
    Go on a picnic
    Give someone your sandwich
  • Throw in the towel
    Take a break
    Give up
    Carry on
  • Sounds fishy
    a lot of fish in this lake
    the sound is uncomfortable
    does not sound right
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