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