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  • let sleeping dogs lie
    Don't talk about old problems to avoid trouble
  • She wouldn't hurt a fly
    She is very gentle and kind
  • Let the cat out of the bag
    Disclose a secret by accident
  • He's going through cold turkey
    Suffering withdrawl symptoms from drugs
  • He's a snake in the grass
    A dangerous untrustable person
  • Hold your horses
    Don't react immediately to a situation
  • He's gone to the dogs
    His personal situation/standards has got bad
  • a wild goose chase
    an action that will probably fail
  • It gets my goat
    It annoys me
  • get the lions share
    Receive the largest amount of something shared
  • Look what the cat dragged in
    An untidy dressed person appearing in company
  • Pig headed
    Stubborn or unwilling to change an opinion
  • Grab the bull by the horns
    Take control of a situation
  • watch it like a hawk
    Observe something intensely
  • a fish out of water
    feeling uncomfortable in a social/public situation
  • I'd like to be a fly on the wall
    I would like to hear a secret conversation
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