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  • A penny for your thoughts
    Tell me what you're thinking
  • There are other fish in the sea
    It's OK to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.
  • A blessing in disguise
    a good thing that seemed bad at first
  • The best thing since sliced bread
    A really good invention
  • A picture is worth 1000 words
    Better to show than tell
  • Miss the boat
    It's too late
  • Take it with a grain of salt
    Don’t take it too seriously
  • Pull yourself together
    Calm down
  • The ball is in your court
    It's your decision
  • Better late than never
    Better to arrive late than not to come at all
  • A perfect storm
    the worst possible situation
  • break a leg
    good luck
  • Hit the sack
    Go to sleep
  • Take a rain check
    Postpone a plan
  • Get your act together
    Work better or leave
  • Let someone off the hook
    To not hold someone responsible for something
  • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    What you have is worth more than what you might have later
  • Cut somebody some slack
    Don't be so critical
  • Rain on someone's parade
    To spoil something
  • A dime a dozen
    Something very common
  • It's a piece of cake
    It's easy
  • Pull someone's leg
    To joke with someone
  • Wrap your head around something
    Understand something complicated
  • On thin ice
    On probation. If you make another mistake, there will be trouble.
  • Go back to the drawing board
    Start over
  • We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
    Let's not talk about that problem right now
  • I have butterflies in my stomach
    I feel nervious
  • Hang in there
    Don't give up
  • cost an arm and a leg
    very expensive
  • Once in a blue moon
    Rarely
  • It's raining cats and dogs
    It's raining hard
  • On the ball
    Doing a good job
  • hold your horses
    wait a moment
  • Give someone the benefit of the doubt
    Trust what someone says
  • Put something on ice
    Put a project on hold
  • It's not rocket science
    It's not complicated
  • Spill the beans
    Give away a secret
  • Actions speak louder than words
    Believe what people do and not what they say
  • Saving for a rainy day
    Saving money for later
  • Under the weather
    Sick
  • Make a long story short
    Tell something briefly
  • Let the cat out of the bag
    Give away a secret
  • No pain, no gain
    You have to work for what you want
  • You can't judge a book by its cover
    This person or thing may look bad, but it's good inside
  • call it a day
    stop working on something
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