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Idiomatic expressions

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  • If you do something once in a blue moon...
    You do it very rarely
  • If something is up in the air...
    It is uncertain or unsure
  • If something is a no-brainer...
    it is an easy decision
  • If something is a piece of cake...
    It's very easy
  • If you beat around the bush...
    You avoid talking about a difficult or embarrassing subject
  • If you go the extra mile...
    You make a special effort to achieve something
  • If you blow smoke...
    You exaggerate or say things that are untrue
  • If you face the music...
    You accept the consequences of your mistakes or actions
  • If you sit tight...
    You wait patiently
  • If you pull yourself together...
    you calm down and behave normally
  • If you bite off more than you can chew...
    You take on a task that is way too big
  • If someone kicks the bucket...
    They die
  • If something rings a bell...
    It sounds familiar
  • If something is a far cry from something else...
    It is very different
  • If something is a hot potato...
    It is an issue which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed
  • If you cut to the chase...
    You leave the unnecessary details and get to the point
  • If you cannot get your head around something...
    You don't understand something
  • If you hit the sack...
    You go to bed
  • If you see eye to eye with someone...
    You agree on something with someone
  • If you hit the books...
    You begin to study in a serious way
  • If you take something with a pinch of salt...
    you don’t completely believe something
  • If you do something by the skin of your teeth
    You do it by a very narrow margin, only just
  • If you cut corners ....
    You do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way
  • If something is on your bucket list...
    You want to do it before you die
  • If you rock...
    You are great