..., Brandon! If you want that leather jacket, you'll need to get a part-time job to pay for it.
Money doesn't grow on trees
Money doesn't come through the door
Money doesn't come for free
The IT manager had a ... when on his first day all the computers broke down.
baptism of fire
introduction of lava
birth of boiling water
The disorganisation of client files is just ... when it comes to inefficiency here.
the top of the mountain
the tip of the iceberg
making a mountain out of a mole-hill
Walking along Oxford Street, I saw a necklace in the window of Selfridge's which ...
took my eye
caught my eye
kept my eye
Would you mind ... on my suitcase for a second?
putting an eye
keeping an eye
sticking an eye
This new tablet is really ... technology.
edgy
on the edge
cutting edge
My friends had organised a huge party at my favourite club with VIP access and everything. But ... was when my friend from Australia appeared! I hadn't seen her in 2 years!
the topping on the pizza
the cherry on the cupcake
the icing on the cake
Lucy ... when she jumped out from behind the door.
scared the life from me
scared the life out of me
scared me to the death
The politician was ... when she saw her results. Most unexpectedly, she'd won!
taken forward
taken backwards
taken aback
I was really upset when I got Covid over Christmas, but at least I didn't have to see my annoying brother-in-law. I suppose ...
every cloud has a little bit of gold
every cloud has a sunny side
every cloud has a silver lining
The test was ... I knew every answer.
a piece of cake
a slice of cake
a part of cake
My parents and I have never ... on the subject of privacy.
heard ear to ear
spoken mouth to mouth
seen eye to eye
Some people struggle to maintain healthy boundaries when they are constantly ...
under the public eye
at the public eye
in the public eye
Violet is going to have to ... if she wants to make any progress in her career.
put her act on
get her act together
sort her act out
If you want, you can ... for a few minutes. We don't need to leave til 9:15pm.
get your feet up
hold your feet up
put your feet up
It's like my cousin has ... Everything he invests in immediately becomes profitable! He's just bought a yacht!
the midas touch
the magic touch
the gold touch
Yara wants to get into politics as she's a huge fan of Stacey Abrams. It isn't really my thing, but you know, whatever ...
flies your plane
floats your boat
fuels your train
Jake said it would be impossible to get into Cambridge, but I reminded him that ...
where there's a will, there's a way
if there's a desire, there's a path
when there's a want, there's a way
"How's the renovation going?" "... Luckily, we haven't had any major issues."
Til now, so good
So far, so good
To just now, too good
I must have been ... when I turned into my old street. I just moved house last week and wasn't thinking properly!
on cruise control
on autopilot
on GPS tracking