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  • On the ball
    Doing a good job
  • On thin ice
    IN good standing
    On probation; make another mistake + there will be trouble
    Making good decisions
  • Better late than never
    Better to arrive late than not to come at all
  • Once in a blue moon
    Everday
    only at night
    Rarely
  • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    What you have is worth more than what you might have later
  • You can't judge a book by its cover
    Books have titles
    wait until the last minute
    If it looks bad, it is bad
    This person or thing may look bad, but it's good inside
  • Let someone off the hook
    To not hold someone responsible for something
  • Add insult to injury
    Encourage someone
    To make a bad situation worse
    Someone getting injured in a game
  • There are other fish in the sea
    There is only one person for you
    It's OK to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.
    Fish live in the ocean
    There will never be another opportunity
  • There's a method to his madness
    He is a scientist
    He does not know what is going on
    He seems crazy but actually he's clever
    He makes plans and then doesn't follow them
  • Pull someone's leg
    To joke with someone
  • Take it with a grain of salt
    Don’t take it too seriously
    It's super important
    Season your food
  • Give someone the benefit of the doubt
    Trust what someone says
  • call it a day
    stop working on something
  • Cut somebody some slack
    Don't be so critical
  • Actions speak louder than words
    Believe what people do and not what they say
  • Rain on someone's parade
    Surprise someone with a present
    Heavy rain
    Wear a rainjacket
    To spoil something
  • Hang in there
    Don't give up
  • Give someone the cold shoulder
    Ignore someone
    Tell someone you are angry
    Greet someone
  • Pull yourself together
    Calm down
  • A blessing in disguise
    a good thing that seemed bad at first
  • Miss the boat
    It's too late
  • break a leg
    good luck
  • By the skin of your teeth
    With plenty of time
    Eating food
    Just barely
  • cost an arm and a leg
    very expensive
  • A picture is worth 1000 words
    Better to show than tell
  • A penny for your thoughts
    Tell me what you're thinking
  • Let the cat out of the bag
    Keep a secret
    Hide a present
    Give away a secret
  • It's not rocket science
    It's not complicated
  • Hit the sack
    Go to sleep
  • The ball is in your court
    I'm making the decision
    It's your decision
    Go play a sport
    You don't get a say
  • A dime a dozen
    Something very common
  • Spill the beans
    Be upset
    Give away a secret
    Spill something on the floor
  • Take a rain check
    Follow through with what you say
    Make a hard decision
    Postpone a plan
    Wear a raincoat
  • Go back to the drawing board
    Start over
  • No pain, no gain
    You have to work for what you want
  • Under the weather
    Sick
  • Make a long story short
    Tell something briefly
  • A perfect storm
    the worst possible situation
  • Wrap your head around something
    Understand something complicated
  • hold your horses
    wait a moment
  • Throw caution to the wind
    It's windy outside
    Don't fall over
    Be very careful
    Take a risk
  • Get your act together
    Work better or leave
  • We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
    Let's not talk about that problem right now
  • The best thing since sliced bread
    A good day
    A really good invention
    Time for lunch
    Worst thing ever made