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  • No pain, no gain
    There is always a paint if you must give up something
    You don't have to feel pain when you at the hospital
    You have to work for what you want
    There is no love without pain
  • Go back to the drawing board
    Finish
    Retake a test
    Repeat a grade
    Start over
  • cost an arm and a leg
    very cheap
    very expensive
    time consuming
    very hard decision
  • Under the weather
    Sick
    Thirsty
    Depressed
    Tired
  • Give someone the benefit of the doubt
    Give someone chance to take a decision
    Give someone a piece of advice
    Trust what someone says
    A new expensive purchase even if you don't have enough money
  • Give someone the cold shoulder
    Ignore someone
    Lough at someone
    Lie to someone
    Tell someone the truth
  • Wrap your head around something
    Be responsible for the event organisation
    Think about something complicated
    Think about the problem all the time
    Understand something complicated
  • Let the cat out of the bag
    tell a complement
    tell bad joke
    tell something offensive
    Give away a secret
  • You can't judge a book by its cover
    This person or thing may look bad, but it's good inside
    This person or thing looks extremely expensive
    This person or thing is being judged by behavior or look
    This person or thing doesn't look good.
  • Take it with a grain of salt
    Don’t take it too seriously
    Think about something constantly
    Don't think about it at all
    Take something very seriously
  • It's raining cats and dogs
    It's a blizzard
    It's snowing
    It's drizzling
    It's raining hard
  • Actions speak louder than words
    Believe what people do and not what they say
    People eat louder than speak
    Only good people say good things
    You can receive help if you ask for it.
  • We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
    Let's talk about the problem before we solve it.
    Let's not talk about that problem right now
    First do then think
    Don't bother about the consequences
  • Once in a blue moon
    Rarely
    always
    often
    never
  • Rain on someone's parade
    to lose the race
    To spoil something
    To win the race
    To succeed in something
  • It's not rocket science
    It is not time consuming
    It's not complicated
    It's not easy
    It is home made
  • break a leg
    good decision
    bad luck
    good luck
    cheers
  • Throw caution to the wind
    Take a risk
    Take some time
    Take a rest
    Take responsibility
  • Hang in there
    Wait a minute
    Don't go there
    Don't give up
    Don't start without me
  • Hit the sack
    Visit your parents
    Go to sleep
    visit your siblings
    go to work
  • There's a method to his madness
    He is mad but handsome
    He seems normal but he is crazy.
    he doesn't like being called crazy.
    He seems crazy but actually he's clever
  • call it a day
    stop working on something
    be sick and not at work
    find a new job
    make a decision
  • Pull someone's leg
    To hurt someone's feeling
    To lie to someone
    To joke with someone
    To hurt someone
  • Spill the beans
    Give away a secret
    Make a huge mess
    tell a bad joke
    Start to argue with somebody
  • Look before you leap
    take something for granted
    check-up all ingredients before eating
    take a risk without hesitation
    Take only calculated risks
  • The ball is in your court
    It's your decision
    It's your order
    It's your duty
    It's responsibility
  • hold your horses
    don't tell
    wait a moment
    wait for a very long time
    don't worry
  • A blessing in disguise
    A bad thing that seemed good at first
    A friend that cheated you
    A good thing that seemed bad at first
    A joke that makes you very happy
  • A perfect storm
    The situation that can not be solved
    the situation that need to be solved very quicly
    the best possible situation
    the worst possible situation
  • Pull yourself together
    Calm down
    wait a minute
    get dressed
    get well
  • Cut somebody some slack
    Tell somebody to stop doing somthing
    Give somebody a piece of advise
    Don't be so critical
    Don't be so rude
  • There's no such thing as a free lunch
    You always have to leave a tip
    You shouldn't buy sugar free products.
    you should avoid free meals
    Nothing is entirely free
  • Miss the boat
    It's too expensive
    It's too early
    It's too late
    You're too young
  • Let someone off the hook
    To let someone go home from work earlier
    To let someone to be responsible for something
    To stop talking about someone who is absent
    To not hold someone responsible for something
  • A dime a dozen
    Something very common
    Something very unusual
    Something unfamiliar
    Something very expensive
  • On the ball
    Doing a good job
    Doing something fast and badly
    Doing something on a high budget
    Doing a very hard work
  • Take a rain check
    Accomplished a plan
    Choose a plan
    Postpone a plan
    Work on a plan very hard
  • Get your act together
    Wait a minute
    Calm down
    Work better or leave
    Make a decision
  • Add insult to injury
    To make a mistake
    To laugh at somebody
    To make a complaint
    To make a bad situation worse
  • There are other fish in the sea
    You have to take every opportunity that arise.
    It's not good to cry over somebody who cheated you.
    Opportunity that you couldn't miss.
    It's OK to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.
  • It's a piece of cake
    It's very hard
    It's sweat
    It's easy
    It's tasty
  • The best thing since sliced bread
    A great meal
    A great bergain
    A really good invention
    A really good opportunity
  • Saving for a rainy day
    Saving money for a very expensive journey
    Earn a lot of money
    Saving money for later
    Saving money for a very special occasion (wedding etc.)