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  • face the music
    face the consequences
  • who let the cat out of the bag?
    told the secret/spoiled the surprise
  • It's all Greek to me
    difficult to understand
  • great minds think alike
    to have the same idea
  • break a leg
    good luck
  • Keep a straight face
    try not to laugh
  • cost an arm and a leg
    very exensive
  • once in a blue moon
    rarely
  • barking up the wrong tree
    asking the wrong person
  • can't teach an old dog new tricks
    it is hard to learn new things, especially when you get older
  • practice makes perfect
    the more you do something, the better you get
  • two peas in a pod
    people are close, similar, or get along well
  • Throw in the towel
    give up
  • work against the clock
    to try and get something done in a specific amount of time
  • Don't bite off more than you can chew
    don't take on more than you can handle
  • Raining cats and dogs
    raining really hard
  • a picture is worth a thousand words
    a picture tells us a story, tells us more than words can
  • Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
    don't count on getting something before you have it
  • monkey business
    goofing around
  • Rome wasn't built in a day
    It takes time to do things the right way
  • under the weather
    feeling sick
  • piece of cake
    easy
  • It's a small world
    seeing someone or having a connection with someone at an unexpected place
  • keep your fingers crosssed
    Hope for something to happen