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  • A slap on the wrist
    a very mild punishment
  • Spill the beans/tea
    tell a secret
  • The cat is out of the bag
    the secret is out
  • At the drop of a hat
    do something immediately without stopping to think about it
  • To be at the end of your rope
    to have no more patience or strength
  • Cut somebody some slack
    go easy on me / don't be so critical
  • All bark and no bite
    someone who talks a big talk but doesn't actually follow through with it in action
  • Bite your tongue
    avoid/stop yourself from saying something
  • The ball is in your court
    You have the next move/decision
  • Hit the hay
    go to sleep
  • Take it with a grain of salt
    believe only part of it
  • You're pulling my leg
    you're joking/not serious
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