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  • split hairs
    argue or worry about small details
  • pull yourself together
    calm down
  • when pigs fly
    to say something impossible
  • take it easy
    relax
  • a thumbs up
    that's good
  • I'm all ears
    you have my full attention
  • to get bent out of shape
    to get upset
  • whole nine yards
    everything
  • in touch
    will be in contact and communicate
  • hit the sack
    going to bed
  • Jacob and Tara are getting hitched!
    get hitched: get married
  • elbow grease
    takes hard physical work
  • out of the blue
    with no warning
  • Horse of a different color
    something that is quite different, a separate issue
  • to make matters worse
    make a problem worse
  • miss the boat
    you missed your chance
  • once in a blue moon
    it doesn't happen much
  • Their relationship is on the rocks.
    on the rocks - A couple not getting along (like a ship breaking up on the rocks)
  • knee jerk reaction
    decided too quickly , an automatic action
  • going bananas
    becoming crazy, with too much to do
  • a piece of cake
    very easy
  • so far so good
    things are going well so far
  • break the ice
    make people feel more comfortable
  • live and learn
    make a mistake
  • get bent out of shape
    to get upset
  • in the same boat
    be in the same situation
  • on the ball
    be alert and active
  • break a leg
    good luck
  • barking up the wrong tree
    looking in the wrong place
  • let the cat out of the bag
    tell a secret
  • that's the last straw
    my patience has run out
  • Pull someone's leg
    to joke with someone
  • see eye to eye
    agree
  • speak of the devil
    the person we were just talking about shows up
  • ball is in your court
    it is up to you to make the next decision or step
  • down to earth
    realistic and sensible
  • in hot water
    in trouble
  • I think I'll pop the question in our trip to Paris.
    pop the question: ask someone to marry you
  • giving candy to a baby
    very easy, especially when you are doing something wrong
  • hang in there
    don't give up
  • rain on someone's parade
    to spoil something
  • far cry from
    very different
  • sugar and spice
    very sweet, nice , and kind speaking about girls
  • you can say that again
    that's true, I agree
  • They're a match made in heaven!
    made in heaven: to get along perfectly
  • kick the bucket
    die
  • cost an arm and a leg
    very expensive
  • joined at the hip
    very close to someone
  • the best of both worlds
    an ideal situation
  • forty winks
    short nap