The student appears to be full of beans
Very energetic
Had beans for lunch
He is down to earth.
He is easy to talk to
He is visiting from Mars
Calm before the storm
Sunny day before it rains
Peaceful period before difficulty
She is in full bloom after starting her new job
A flower fully opened
At the best stage of her life
Today was a breath of fresh air
Taking in clean outdoor air
Something refreshing or pleasant
Go with the flow
Swim downstream
Do whatever everyone else agrees with
Her niece is a ray of sunshine.
Her niece is shiny
Her niece brings happiness
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
When a child looks/acts like their parent
Apples fall because of gravity
He felt like he was pushing a rock up a hill
He was doing a lot of work but not making progress
The rock kept falling on him
She was feeling under the weather last week.
She was sick
She was laying under a cloud
The party is happening rain or shine
No matter what happens
Weather report
I'm on cloud nine!
Very happy
Sitting on a cloud
Tip of the iceberg
The only noticeable part of a bigger problem
The top part of a chunk of ice
You have to branch out!
Try something new or meet new people
Tree branches spreading out
I'm finally ready to take root
Begin to grow or become established
A plant growing roots
The sky's the limit
Can't go beyond the sky
There is no limit - you can do anything
It's all water under the bridge
Something in the past that is over
Water flowing beneath a bridge
I'm not out of the woods yet
Leaving a forest
Not safe from danger or trouble yet
The grass is always greener on the other side
Your neighbor has a better lawnmower
Other people's situations seem better than yours
I felt like a fish out of water
A fish on land
Uncomfortable or out of place
Don't beat around the bush
Get to the point
Don't hit the bushes
That baby is growing like a weed
A fast-growing weed
Growing very quickly
When he came home late, he was in hot water
He was in a lot of trouble
There was a flash flood
Money doesn't grow on trees
It takes a lot of work to earn money
Money isn't a plant
Sometimes you have to ride out the storm
You have to wait for hard times to be over
You have to ride in a boat when theres a flood
It's just a drop in the ocean
A very small amount/thing
One drop of water in the ocean
He is barking up the wrong tree.
He is trying to get something that won't happen
He is making noise
He hit rock bottom
Reached the lowest point
Falling all the way to the bottom of rocks
The student was making waves in the classroom
Creating waves in water
Causing trouble or attention
There is nothing like it on Earth
It doesn't exist anywhere
So incredible that there is nothing else to compare it to in
He was green with envy
He was nauseous
He was very jealous
We just have to weather the storm
Get through a difficult time
Staying safe during a storm