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  • Pull yourself together
    Calm down
  • Pull someone's leg
    To joke with someone
  • Hit the nail on the head
    You are exactly right.
  • break a leg
    good luck
  • Got bigger fish to fry.
    Have more important things to do.
  • Better late than never
    Better to arrive late than not to come at all
  • Saving for a rainy day
    Saving money for later
  • There's no such thing as a free lunch
    Nothing is entirely free
  • It's a piece of cake
    It's easy
  • On thin ice
    On probation. If you make another mistake, there will be trouble.
  • Actions speak louder than words
    Believe what people do and not what they say
  • Miss the boat
    It's too late
  • It's raining cats and dogs
    It's raining hard
  • Give someone the cold shoulder
    Ignore someone
  • Have your cake and eat it too
    It means you must make a choice, you cannot have it both ways.
  • It's not rocket science
    It's not complicated
  • Go back to the drawing board
    Start over
  • It came out of the blue.
    It surprised us. It was not expected to happen.
  • Rain on someone's parade
    To spoil something
  • By the skin of your teeth
    Just barely
  • There are other fish in the sea
    It's OK to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.
  • Hit the sack
    Go to sleep
  • Kill two birds with one stone"
    To solve two problems at once.
  • Break the ice
    Make people feel more comfortable in a situation.
  • cost an arm and a leg
    very expensive
  • call it a day
    stop working on something
  • Hang in there
    Don't give up
  • On the ball
    Doing a good job
  • Wrap your head around something
    Understand something complicated
  • Make a long story short
    Tell something briefly
  • I'm drawing a blank.
    I can't remember.
  • Play it by ear.
    To decide what to do depending on the situation without planning ahead.
  • Once in a blue moon
    Rarely
  • Give someone the benefit of the doubt
    Trust what someone says
  • I'm over the moon.
    I'm very excited. I'm very happy.
  • The best thing since sliced bread
    A really good invention
  • A picture is worth 1000 words
    Better to show than tell
  • A perfect storm
    the worst possible situation
  • Spill the beans
    Give away a secret
  • We're gonna have a blast.
    We are going to have a lot of fun.
  • Under the weather
    Sick
  • Let the cat out of the bag
    Give away a secret
  • No pain, no gain
    You have to work for what you want
  • You can't judge a book by its cover
    This person or thing may look bad, but it's good inside
  • We are on the same boat.
    We are having the same problem. We are in the same situation.
  • Give it a shot!
    Give it a try!
  • Crocodile tears
    False tears.
  • Look before you leap
    Take only calculated risks
  • Let someone off the hook
    To not hold someone responsible for something
  • A penny for your thoughts
    Tell me what you're thinking
  • The ball is in your court
    It's your decision
  • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    What you have is worth more than what you might have later
  • hold your horses
    wait a moment
  • We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
    Let's not talk about that problem right now