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  • What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
    Good luck!
  • What does the idiom "cutting corners" mean?
    Doing something poorly in order to save time or money.
  • What does the idiom "comparing apples to oranges" mean?
    Comparing two things that cannot be compared.
  • What does the idiom "beat around the bush" mean?
    Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable.
  • What does the idiom "pull someone's leg" mean?
    To joke with someone.
  • What does the idiom "Let someone off the hook" mean?
    To not hold someone responsible for something.
  • What does the idiom "call it a day" mean?
    Stop working on something.
  • What does the idiom "a dime a dozen" mean?
    Something common
  • What does the idiom "time flies when you're having fun" mean?
    You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun.
  • What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean?
    To get something over with because it is inevitable.
  • What does the idiom "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" mean?
    Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.
  • What does the idiom "hit the sack" mean?
    Go to sleep.
  • What does the idiom "a blessing in disguise" mean?
    A good thing that seemed bad at first.
  • What does the idiom "better late than never" mean?
    Better to arrive late than not to come at all.
  • What does the idiom "go back to the drawing board" mean?
    Start over.
  • What does the idiom "get a taste of your own medicine" mean?
    Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative).
  • What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?
    Sick
  • What does the idiom "bit off more than you can chew" mean?
    Take on a project that you cannot finish.
  • What does the idiom "barking up the wrong tree" mean?
    To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place.
  • What does the idiom "it's a piece of cake" mean?
    It's easy
  • What does the idiom "your guess is as good as mine" mean?
    I have no idea.
  • What does the idiom "Miss the boat" mean?
    It's too late.
  • What does the idiom "by the skin of your teeth" mean?
    Just barely!
  • What does the idiom "speak of the devil" mean?
    The person we were just talking about showed up!