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My eyes were bigger than my stomach

wanting or taking more food than one can eat

out of a limb

put yourself in a tough position to support someone

couch potato

a lazy person who watches television all day

cost an arm and a leg

was very expensive

add fuel to the fire

make a bad situation worse than it is

hang in there

don't give up

no pain no gain

means you have to work hard to get something you want

did not have a leg to stand on

to be in a situation in which you cannot prove something

icing on the cake

when something goes well and then another good thing happens

either feast or famine

either too much or too little of something

a piece of cake

means something is very easy

go the extra mile

to take an extra effort

got cold feet

became too nervous to go through with something

better late than never

better to arrive late than not to come at all

had someone's eye on

watch someone very carefully

on pins and needles

very nervous, especially while waiting for something

butterflies in my stomach

feel nervous

lose my head

to become very angry

get it off my chest

tell something that has been bothering you

let someone off the hook

to allow someone, who have been caught, to not be punished

spill the beans

reveal a secret

up to my ears in

to be very busy with something

against the clock

rushed and short on time

Speak of the devil

means that the person you are just talking about actually appears at that moment

put my foot in my mouth

to say or do something embarrassing

to feel under the weather

not feeling very well