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Back to the drawing board

to start over again;

Miss the boat

to miss a chance;

Break the ice

to start talking to people and make everyone feel comfortable;

Every cloud has a silver lining

something good can come from something bad;

Jump the gun

to start too soon;

Have a change of heart

to change your mind;

Save for a rainy day

to save something for later;

Cry wolf

to give a false alarm;

Face the music

to accept the result of your actions;

Add fuel to the fire

to make a problem worse;

Rome wasn’t built in a day

good things take time;

Hang in there

don’t give up;

Off the hook

not in trouble anymore;

Sleep on it

to think about it before deciding;

Straight from the horse’s mouth

directly from the main source;

It takes two to tango

both people need to take part;

Fish out of water

someone who feels out of place;

The tip of the iceberg

only a small part of a bigger problem;

Easier said than done

not as easy as it sounds;

Hit the nail on the head

to be exactly right;

At the drop of a hat

right away

without waiting;

By the skin of your teeth

to barely make it or succeed;

Out of the blue

without warning;

suddenly

All ears

paying full attention;

Steal someone’s thunder

to take credit for someone else’s idea;

Cut to the chase

to get to the main point quickly;

In hot water

in trouble;

Costs an arm and a leg

very expensive;

Time flies

time goes by quickly;

Call it a day

to stop working or playing for now;

Keep your chin up

stay positive;

Actions speak louder than words

what you do matters more than what you say;

Under the weather

not feeling well;

Hit the road

to leave or go somewhere;

Beat around the bush

to avoid saying something directly;

Ballpark figure

a rough guess;

Wild goose chase

a pointless search;

Under your nose

something very obvious but missed;

Kill two birds with one stone

to do two things at the same time;

Couch potato

someone who sits around being lazy;

The ball is in your court

it’s your turn to decide or act;

When pigs fly

something that will never happen;

Between a rock and a hard place

having two tough choices;

Go the extra mile

to do more than expected;

On cloud nine

very happy;

Put all your eggs in one basket

to only depend on one thing;

Better late than never

it’s better to do it late than not at all;

See eye to eye

to agree;

On thin ice

being in a risky situation;

Bite off more than you can chew

to take on too much at once;

Throw in the towel

to give up;

Up in the air

not decided yet;

Leave no stone unturned

to look everywhere;

Don’t cry over spilled milk

don’t get upset over something you can’t change;

Burn the midnight oil

to stay up late working or studying;

The early bird catches the worm

people who start early have an advantage;

Water under the bridge

something that happened in the past and is forgiven;

Break a leg

a way to say “good luck!”;

Hit the sack

to go to bed;

Keep an eye on

to watch something carefully;

Down to earth

simple and practical;

A blessing in disguise

something good that looks bad at first;

Your guess is as good as mine

I don’t know either;

Last straw

the final problem that makes someone upset;

Once in a blue moon

something that doesn’t happen very often;

Bend over backwards

to do a lot to help;

Barking up the wrong tree

looking in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person;

Sit tight

to wait patiently;

Spill the beans

to tell a secret;

Cold feet

feeling nervous before doing something;

Cut corners

to do something quickly but not carefully;

Hit the books

to study;

Piece of cake

something very easy to do;

Don’t judge a book by its cover

don’t decide based only on looks;

Take it with a grain of salt

don’t believe it completely;

Give the benefit of the doubt

to believe someone even if you’re not sure;

You can’t have your cake and eat it too

you can’t have everything your way;

The elephant in the room

a big problem no one wants to talk about;

Rule of thumb

a general rule;

Play it by ear

to make it up as you go;

Let the cat out of the bag

to accidentally tell a surprise;

To make matters worse

to make a bad thing even worse;

In the same boat

in the same situation;

A dime a dozen

very common;

Jump on the bandwagon

to join in when something is popular;

Out of the frying pan into the fire

escaping one problem but landing in a worse one.

Let sleeping dogs lie

to not bring up old problems;

Like two peas in a pod

very alike;

Make a long story short

to tell something quickly;