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