Butterflies in my stomach
I'm nervous
Clam up.
To stop talking. Suddenly quiet, shy, or scared.
Cat nap.
A short rest or sleep.
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
Don’t take on more than you can handle.
Call it a day.
That’s the end of something. We are all done for today.
By the skin of your teeth.
You just barely missed that, usually talking about narrowly escaping a bad thing.
I’m all thumbs.
I’m clumsy or awkward. I can’t do small things with my hands.
At the drop of a hat.
Do something instantly.
Don’t add insult to injury
Don’t make it worse than it already is. Don’t mock and make someone feel worse than he already does.
They’re a dime a dozen.
They are common, inexpensive, and you can get them anywhere.
Beat around the bush.
Talk about something, but never get to the main point. Hint at a topic or avoid a topic that you don’t want to talk about.
I’m a basket case.
I can’t do anything because I’m stressed out or panicked. I’m going crazy.
By the seat of your pants.
To do something luckily by instinct or without a lot of preparation.
You’re a couch potato
You’re lazy.
Bite the bullet.
Endure a bad situation or get it over with. It’s something that has to be done, so just do it.
I’m all ears.
I’m listening intently or waiting to hear what you have to say.
You are barking up the wrong tree.
You are looking in the wrong place or asking the wrong person.
Quit busting my chops.
Stop getting after me, scolding me, or harassing me.
Break a leg.
A saying that actors say to each other to mean “good luck.”
It’s raining cats and dogs
It’s raining really hard.