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  • I'm on the fence
    I'm famous
    I am in power
    I'm working in the garden
    I haven't decided
  • You're on the ball
    You're always busy
    It's your turn
    You're monthly blood-letting is occurring
    You're intelligent and quick
  • What does "a bull in a china shop" mean?
    someone who eats a lot
    someone who behaves clumsily in different sitiations
    someone who drives madly
    someone who loves shopping
  • I feel a bit under the weather
    I feel hungry
    I feel happy
    I feel ill
    I feel angry
  • Kill two birds with one stone
    Accomplish two things at the same time
    Break up a marriage
    Fail at two things at the same time
    Hurt two people with one word
  • Be straight with me. Don't _____ around the bush.
    stick
    come
    hit
    beat
  • It's raining cats and dogs
    It's raining heavily
    It's raining a little bit
    The pets are on the roof again
    There are lots of idiots here
  • Like two peas in a pod
    one can not live without the other
    Two people who are always together
    two completely different persons
    two people who usually quarrel
  • I am carrying a torch for you
    I'm doing all your work
    I'm bored
    I will help you
    I still love you
  • Go the whole nine yards
    Go away!
    Complete everything 100%!
    Only do a little bit!
    Wander off!
  • They are the black sheep of the family
    They are the youngest of the family
    They are the family hero
    They are the family success
    They are the family failure
  • He is thick-skinned
    He is wearing lots of clothes
    He is emotionally strong
    He looks like a pig
    He is fat
  • It's all here in black and white!
    This is very very dirty
    Things are clearly explained here
    Things here are old fashioned
    There are no colours here
  • I've been completely _____ under with work.
    snowed
    covered
    buried
    piled
  • an armchair critic is...
    someone who offers advice without proving they could do it
    someone who advises you because they have been there
    someone who criticizes you to make you feel bad
    someone who wants to help but can not do it
  • The elephant in the room means...
    a big mess in the house/room
    an issue or problem that someone is trying to avoid
    to be in the wrong room
    an unexpected guest
  • It costs an arm and a leg
    You'll have to go to hospital!
    It's very expensive!
    It's very cheap!
    I nearly fell over!
  • to skate on thin ice means...
    C) to not like something you have to do
    D) to decide upon something very important
    B) to do something challenging
    A) to be in a risky situation
  • Tim let the cat out of the bag.
    lost a chance
    lost his wallet
    tell a bad joke
    to reveal a secret.
  • Can you hold your horses?
    to stop and not move
    to stop crying
    to stop complaining
    to wait or be patient
  • Let sleeping dogs lie
    Let people take a rest when they need to
    Don't talk to angry people
    Forget something that you can never have
    Do no disturb a situation, because it would cause trouble
  • to speak of the devil means...
    to talk about a person you don't like
    to have an uncomfortable conversation
    the person who you were talking about unexpectedly arrives
    to see someone you don't like
  • Spill the beans
    Get angry
    Make a mess
    Tell a secret
    Cause trouble