He was green with envy
He was nauseous
He was very jealous
Tip of the iceberg
The top part of a chunk of ice
The only noticeable part of a bigger problem
He is barking up the wrong tree.
He is trying to get something that won't happen
He is making noise
Go with the flow
Swim downstream
Do whatever everyone else agrees with
Money doesn't grow on trees
Money isn't a plant
It takes a lot of work to earn money
The grass is always greener on the other side
Other people's situations seem better than yours
Your neighbor has a better lawnmower
She was feeling under the weather last week.
She was laying under a cloud
She was sick
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Apples fall because of gravity
When a child looks/acts like their parent
Calm before the storm
Peaceful period before difficulty
Sunny day before it rains
Don't beat around the bush
Don't hit the bushes
Get to the point
He is down to earth.
He is visiting from Mars
He is easy to talk to
There is nothing like it on Earth
So incredible that there is nothing else to compare it to in
It doesn't exist anywhere
Her niece is a ray of sunshine.
Her niece brings happiness
Her niece is shiny
Sometimes you have to ride out the storm
You have to wait for hard times to be over
You have to ride in a boat when theres a flood