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Idioms - As of Feb 28

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  • It is always darkest before the dawn
    Things are going to get better
  • Cut the mustard
    Do a good job
  • Get a second wind
    Have more energy
  • Leave no stone unturned
    Look everywhere
  • Jump on the bandwagon
    Follow a trend, do what everyone else is doing
  • Curiosity killed the cat
    Stop asking questions
  • Run like the wind
    Run fast
  • He's sitting on the fence
    He can't make up his mind
  • Burn bridges
    Destroy relationships
  • Out of the frying pan and into the fire
    Things are going from bad to worse
  • Fit as a fiddle
    In good health
  • Know which way the wind is blowing
    Understand the situation (usually negative)
  • Fortune favours the bold
    Take risks
  • Don't beat a dead horse
    Move on, this subject is over
  • Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
    People who are morally questionable shouldn't criticize others
  • Snowed under
    Busy
  • It is a poor workman who blames his tools
    If you can't do the job, don't blame it on others
  • Familiarity breeds contempt
    The better you know someone the less you like him
  • He's not playing with a full deck
    He's dumb
  • On cloud nine
    Very happy
  • Bolt from the blue
    Something that happened without warning
  • Calm before the storm
    Something bad is coming, but right now it's calm
  • Every dog has his day
    Everyone gets a chance at least once
  • Like riding a bicycle
    Something you never forget how to do
  • He's off his rocker
    He's crazy
  • Once bitten, twice shy
    You're more cautious when you've been hurt before
  • Make hay while the sun shines
    Take advantage of a good situation
  • Hear something straight from the horse's mouth
    Hear something from the person involved
  • Like two peas in a pod
    They're always together
  • Get wind of something
    Hear news of something secret
  • Have your head in the clouds
    Not be concentrating
  • There are clouds on the horizon
    Trouble is coming
  • Let sleeping dogs lie
    Stop discussing an issue
  • That ship has sailed
    It's too late
  • The pot calling the kettle black
    Someone criticizing someone else he is just as bad
  • Haste makes waste
    You'll make mistakes if you rush through something
  • Come rain or shine
    No matter what
  • Go down in flames
    Fail spectacularly
  • Shape up or ship out
    Work better or leave
  • It takes two to tango
    One person alone isn't responsible. Both people are involved.
  • He who laughs last laughs loudest
    I'll get you back for what you did
  • Through thick and thin
    In good times and in bad times
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