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to drink like

a fish

as thin as

a rake

do all the ...... (animal)

donkey work

to get itchy

feet

out of the... (unexpected)

blue

Learn something...

by heart

There are other fish...

in the sea

it works like

a dream

Give someone the cold

shoulder

travel on a...

shoestring

be like a fish

out of water

to be a smart...

alec

don't count your chickens

before they hatch

a penny for..

your thoughts

The ball is in

your court

Less is ...

more

as white as

a sheet

A red.... (something which distracts the attention from the target)

herring

as quick as

a flash

The grass is always greener on the other...

side of the fence

Home is where...

the heart is

Hold ... (animal)

your horses

off the beaten

track

To give someone a.... (something useless)

white elephant

walk off with his/her tail

between his/her legs

At the crack of

dawn

Red.... (bureaucracy)

tape

make up .... (make a decision)

your mind

to get the travel

bug

I smell ... (animal)

a rat.

it is like water off a

duck's back

hit... (purchasing)

the shops

Tell a .... (to tell a fib)

a white lie

as light as

a feather

as stubborn as

mule

to see everything in..... (narrow-minded)

black and white

Once in the ... (rarely)

blue moon

be a dark ... (animal)

horse

as deaf as

a post

to get the lion's

share

to sleep like

a log

A picture is worth 1000

words

a bird in hand is worth

two in the bush

live it...

up

His/her bark is worse than

his/her bite

as blind as

a bat

All that glitters ...

is not gold

to kill two birds

with one stone

make a long story...

short