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  • Talk about something bothering you
    Get something off your chest
  • To avoid making a decision
    On the fence
  • Very nervous or excited about something
    Butterflies in your stomach
  • To joke with someone; usually by saying something untrue
    To pull someone's leg
  • To move slightly to the side, especially while seated
    Scoot over
  • To wait, to not leave, sit patiently
    Sit tight
  • Something that appears bad but ends up being good
    Blessing in disguise
  • For your information, to let people know something
    FYI
  • To do something faster or cheaper by breaking rules
    Cut corners
  • To tell a secret
    Spill the beans
  • To feel sick or unwell
    Under the weather
  • When someone you've just been talking about shows up in person
    Speak of the devil
  • The limit you can take no more
    The last straw
  • To go to sleep
    Hit the sack
  • To take it easy, to relax, to calm down
    Chill out
  • Very rarely
    Once in a blue moon
  • An abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'
    ASAP
  • Set a limit on what you are willing to do or accept
    Draw the line
  • Everything, the entire amount, as far as possible
    The whole nine yards
  • All the time
    24/7
  • To have a great time; to have a lot of fun
    Have a blast
  • To feel nervous about something that you planned to do
    Cold feet
  • To be frustrated or annoyed with something, fed up
    Sick and tired
  • To stop working for the day
    Call it a day