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  • Break the bank.
    Something expensive.
  • Skin of your teeth.
    Just barely doing something.
  • Take no prisoners!
    Show no mercy.
  • Pulling someone's leg.
    Joking.
  • Up in the air.
    No decision has been made yet.
  • That is word salad!
    When someone says something but the message is too confusing for the other person to understand.
  • I believe I can fly. Flying.
    Optimism.
  • He is a walking encyclopedia.
    He is very smart.
  • Between a rock and a hard place.
    Tough decision.
  • Life is a highway...I wanna ride it all night long!
    Life is extremely long with lots of changes.
  • Time is money!
    Don't waste your time/hurry up.
  • That is music to my ears.
    Something that you want to hear.
  • Hit the nail on the head.
    Got the correct answer.
  • Fork in the road.
    Tough decision.
  • Cut me some slack.
    To pardon someone for their mistakes after they have been trying hard.
  • Under the weather.
    To feel bad.
  • Have a clean slate.
    Start from zero/scratch (often referred to someone/something that has a lot of negativity/bad).
  • Jump the shark.
    Take extreme measures.
  • Caught red-handed.
    Caught doing something WHILE DOING IT.
  • Out of hand.
    Out of control.
  • Follow your instincts.
    Follow you believe in and only YOU (not anyone else's).
  • Laughing is the best medicine to sadness.
    Being optimistic.
  • Mark my words.
    Bold predictions that usually comes true.
  • Miss the boat/train.
    To be late.
  • Bite the bullet.
    Do something that you do not want to do but HAVE TO do.
  • Black sheep.
    Outlier
  • A diamond in the rough.
    Someone/something that is unpolished/raw but can be better/has potential.
  • She has a heart of stone.
    She is cold and cruel.
  • I could eat a horse.
    Very hungry.
  • Cabin fever.
    Bored due to staying at one place for too long.
  • It is all lights and smoke.
    It is all a show.
  • Smell of roses.
    Smells good.
  • Hello darkness, my old friend.
    Someone who is constantly in the company of misery/sadness.
  • She is an angel.
    She is kind.
  • A night owl.
    Someone who stays up late at night.
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