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Dead Ringer
100% identical. A duplicate.
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Get Down to Brass Tacks
To get straight to the point
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Over the Top
Very excessive.
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Smell A Rat
To detect somone in the group is betraying the others.
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Hit The Hay / Hit The Sack
Go to bed or go to sleep.
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A chip on your shoulder
Being upset for something that happened in the past
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Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Don’t rely on it until your sure of it.
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No Dice
To not agree
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Go The Extra Mile
Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand
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Start From Scratch
To do it all over again from the beginning.
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Finding Your Feet
To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing.
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Method To My Madness
Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.
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Devil’s Advocate
Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement.
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Off The Hook
No longer have to deal with a tough situation.
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Knee Jerk Reaction
A quick and automatic response.
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Fools’ Gold
Something that seens vaulable but isn´t
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be saved by the bell
escape from a difficult situation narrowly or by an unexpected intervention
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Long in the Tooth
Old
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Flash In The Pan
Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end.
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French Kiss
An open mouth kiss where tongues touch.
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Bite The Hand That Feeds You
Attack someone that helps you.
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Knock On Wood
Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid some bad luck.
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Everything But The Kitchen Sink
Almost everything and anything has been included.
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Gut Feeling
A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.
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On The Fence
Undecided
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Hold Your Horses
Be patient.
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Excuse my French
Please forgive me for swearing.
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Bend Over Backwards
Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything
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Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
To take on a task that is way to big.
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Barking Up The Wrong Tree
You have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong
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A Taste Of Your Own Medicine
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
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Bite Your Tongue
To avoid talking.
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Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed
Someone who is having a horrible day.
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Break A Leg
A superstitious way to say ‘good luck’ without saying ‘good luck’
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A picture is worth a thousand words
A visual presentation is better than a written description
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Crack Someone Up
To make someone laugh.
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A leopard can´t change his spots
You cannot change who you are
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Close but no Cigar
To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.
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All Bark And No Bite
When someone is threatening but not willing to engage in a fight
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A fool and thier money are easily parted
It´s easy to steal money from a stupid person
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Come Hell Or High Water
Any difficult situation or obstacle
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Out Of The Blue
Something that suddenly and unexpectedly occurs.
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Spitting Image
The exact likeness or kind
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Let The Cat Out Of The Bag
To share a secret
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Against The Clock
Rushed and short on time.
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Keep your chin up
To remain joyful in a tough situation.
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Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Stuck between two very bad options
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Over My Dead Body
When you absolutely will not allow something to happen.
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An Axe To Grind
To have a dispute with someone.
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Hit The Nail on the Head
Do or say something exactly right
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Dry Run
Rehearsal
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From Rags To Riches
To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.
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Once in a Blue Moon
A rare event or occurance
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Kick The Bucket
Die
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Drive someone up the wall
To irritate and/or annoy very much.
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Loose Cannon
Someone who is unpredictable
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A Toss-Up
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.
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Hell in a Handbasket
Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.
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Flesh and Blood
Family
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Back Seat Driver:
People who criticize without doing it themselves
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Give Him The Slip
To get away from. To escape.
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An Arm And A Leg
Very expensive. A large amount of money
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A blessing in disguise
Something good that you don´t recognise at first
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A dime a dozen / Ten a penny
Something common and easy to get
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words
what someone actually does means more than what they say they will do.
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Dark Horse
One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.
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Nest Egg
Savings set aside for future use
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Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth
When someone gives you a gift, don’t be ungrateful.
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Know the Ropes
To understand the details.
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Apple of My Eye
Someone who is cherished above all others
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Drink like a fish
To drink very heavily.
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
To avoid revenge
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Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else
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Beating Around The Bush
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
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Go Down Like A Lead Balloon
To be received badly
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A penny saved is a penny earn
Saving money is equivalent to earning money
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Get Your Walking Papers
Get fired from a job
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To be in Your Face
An aggressive and bold confrontation.
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A Slap on the Wrist
A very mild punishment.
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A doubting Thomas
A skeptic
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Beat A Dead Horse
To force an issue that has already ended.
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A Piece of Cake
A task that can be accomplished very easily.
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Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
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Field Day
An enjoyable day or circumstance.
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Pulling Your Leg
Tricking someone as a joke.
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All In The Same Boat
When everyone is facing the same challenges
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All Greek/Dutch to me
Meaningless and incomprehensible to me
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No Room to Swing a Cat
An unsually small or confined space.
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Go Out On A Limb
Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something
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Put a sock in it
To tell noisy person or a group to be quiet.
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Fuddy-duddy
An old-fashioned and foolish type of person.
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Great Minds Think Alike
Intelligent people think like each other.
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Icing On The Cake
When you already have it good and get something on top of what you already have
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At The Drop Of A Hat
Willing to do something immediately
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Rule Of Thumb
A rough estimate or a guideline
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A drop in the bucket
A very small part of something bigger
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Keep An Eye On Him
You should carefully watch him.
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living the life of riley
living the easy life
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Get Off On The Wrong Foot
Getting a bad start on a relationship or task.
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Off the Record
Something said in confidence
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Cock and Bull Story
An unbelievable tale
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Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
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Down To The Wire
Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
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Mum’s the word
To keep a secret
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Back To Square One / Back To The Drawing Board
Having to start all over again.
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