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  • Giving someone the cold shoulder
    To ignore someone.
  • You can’t judge a book by its cover
    I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”
  • To cut corners
    “They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”
  • A piece of cake
    “The English test was a piece of cake.”
  • The grass is always greener on the other side
    We always think that other people's lives are better than ours
  • To cost an arm and a leg
    “Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”
  • The elephant in the room
    A matter or problem that is obvious of great importance but that is not discussed openly.
  • To feel under the weather
    “I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”
  • Speak of the devil
    “Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”
  • See eye to eye
    “They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”
  • Bite the bullet
    Decide to do something unpleasant that you have avoiding doing.
  • Break a leg
    “Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”
  • Getting a taste of your own medicine
    Being treated the same unpleasant way you have treated others.
  • Out of the frying pan, into the fire
    By trying to escape a bad situation, someone ended up in a worse one
  • No pain no gain
    You have to work hard for something you want.
  • To hit the nail on the head
    “He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”
  • To kill two birds with one stone
    “By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”
  • A blessing in disguise
    An misfortune that eventually results in something good happening later on.
  • Stealing someones thunder
    Taking credit for someone else achievements
  • To add insult to injury
    “To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”
  • When pigs fly
    “When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”
  • One man's meat is another man's poison
    We don't all like the same things
  • Once in a blue moon
    “I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”
  • The last straw
    The final source of irritation for someone to finally lose patience.
  • Let the cat out of the bag
    “I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.
  • Live and let live
    Hakuna matata
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