"To bite off more than you can chew" means:
to be very hungry
to eat too much food
to take on more responsibility than one can handle
"To pull someone's leg" means:
to hurt someone's feelings
to play a joke or prank on someone
to criticize someone
"To be a piece of cake" means:
to be very delicious
to be very difficult
to be very easy
"To break a leg" means:
to have a serious injury
to fall down and hurt oneself
to wish someone good luck before a performance
"To have a chip on your shoulder" means:
to be very angry
to be in a bad mood
to have a grudge or a sense of resentment
"To hit the nail on the head" means:
to make a mistake
to do or say something exactly right
to do something very quickly
"To hit the hay" means:
to hit someone with hay
to go to bed
to take a nap
"To break the ice" means:
to start a conversation in a formal setting
to fall through thin ice
to be cold-hearted
"To let sleeping dogs lie" means:
to avoid stirring up old conflicts or issues
to take a nap when feeling tired
to wake up dogs that are sleeping
"To cut to the chase" means:
to start a conversation
to speak briefly and directly to the point
to change the subject
"To be on the same page" means:
to be reading the same book
to be in the same location
to agree or have the same understanding
"To give someone the benefit of the doubt" means:
to doubt someone's story without proof
to believe someone's story without proof
to argue with someone about their story
"To add insult to injury" means:
to apologize for causing harm
to ignore someone's feelings
to make a situation worse by doing something else
"To have a skeleton in the closet" means:
to be very organized
to have a lot of clothes
to have something to hide, usually a shameful or embarrassin
"To kick the bucket" means:
to die
to throw a bucket of water on someone
to hit a bucket with a ball
"To kill two birds with one stone" means:
to accomplish two things at once
to harm animals
to be very busy
"To let the cat out of the bag" means:
to release an animal from a trap
to take a nap
to share a secret
"To burn the midnight oil" means:
to light a candle in the middle of the night
to stay up late working or studying
to take a nap during the day
"To go the extra mile" means:
to travel a long distance
to do more than is expected or required
to run very fast
"To see eye to eye" means:
to have the same opinion or view
to ignore someone's opinion
to have a disagreement