A Dime A Dozen: Anything that is common and easy to get.
A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are.
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: A visual presentati on is far more descriptiv e than words.
A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In TheBush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything .
A Blessing In Disguise: Something good that isn't recognized at first.
A Chip On Your Shoulder: Being upset for something that happened in the past.
A Doubting Thomas: A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.
A Drop in the Bucket: A very small part of something big or whole.
A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted: It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.
A Toss-Up: A result that is still unclear and can go either way.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.
A Piece of Cake: A task that can be accomplish ed very easily.
A Slap on the Wrist: A very mild punishment .
A Taste Of Your Own Medicine: When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
All Bark And No Bite: When someone is threatenin g and/ or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.
Add Fuel To The Fire: Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.
Against The Clock: Rushed and short on time.
An Axe To Grind: To have a dispute with someone.
Apple of My Eye: Someone who is cherished above all others.
All Greek to me: Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.
All In The Same Boat: When everyone is facing the same challenges .
An Arm And A Leg: Very expensive. A large amount of money.
As High As A Kite: Anything that is high up in the sky.
At The Drop Of A Hat: Willing to do something immediatel y.
Back To Square One: Having to start all over again.
Back To The Drawing Board: When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
Baker's Dozen: Thirteen.
Barking Up The Wrong Tree: A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.
Beat A Dead Horse: To force an issue that has already ended.
Beating Around The Bush: Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
Bend Over Backwards: Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The family bond is closer than anything else.
Blue Moon: A rare event or occurance.
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Stuck between two very bad options.
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: To take on a task that is way to big.
Bite Your Tongue: To avoid talking.
Break A Leg: A superstiti ous way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.
Buy A Lemon: To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
Can't Cut The Mustard : Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.
Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.
Come Hell Or High Water: Any difficult situation or obstacle.
Charley Horse: Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.
Chew someone out: Verbally scold someone.
Chip on his Shoulder: Angry today about something that occured in the past.
Chow Down: To eat.
Close but no Cigar: To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.
Crack Someone Up: To make someone laugh.
Cross Your Fingers: To hope that something happens the way you want it to.
Cry Over Spilt Milk: When you complain about a loss from the past.
Cry Wolf: Intentiona lly raise a false alarm.
Cup Of Joe: A cup of coffee.
Curiosity Killed The Cat: Being Inquisitiv e can lead you into a dangerous situation.
Cut to the Chase: Leave out all the unnecessar y details and just get to the point.
Dark Horse: One who was previously unknown andis now prominent.
Dead Ringer: 100% identical. A duplicate.
Devil's Advocate: Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing inthat particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.
Dog Days of Summer: The hottest days of the summer season.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch: Don't rely on it until your sure of it.
Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth: When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful .
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket: Do not put all your resources in one possibilit y.
Doozy: Something outstandin g.
Down To The Wire: Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures: When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.
Drink like a fish: To drink very heavily.
Drive someone up the wall: To irritate and/or annoy very much.
Dropping Like Flies: A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
Dry Run: Rehearsal.
Eighty Six: A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
Elvis has left the building: The show has come to an end. It's all over.
Ethnic Cleansing: Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Be optomistic , even difficult times willlead to better days.
Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Almost everything and anything has been included.
Excuse my French: Please forgive me for cussing.
Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.
Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.
Feeding Frenzy: An aggressive attack on someone by a group.
Field Day: An enjoyable day or circumstan ce.
Finding Your Feet: To become more comfortabl e in whatever you are doing.
Finger lickin' good: A very tasty food or meal.
Fixed In Your Ways: Not willing or wanting to change fromyour normal way of doing something.
Flash In The Pan: Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end.
Flea Market: A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy and sell inexpensiv e goods.
Flesh and Blood: This idiom can mean living material ofwhich people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family.
Flip The Bird: To raise your middle finger at someone.
Foam at the Mouth: To be enraged and show it.
Fools' Gold: Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold.
French Kiss: An open mouth kiss where tongues touch.
From Rags To Riches: To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.
Fuddy-duddy: An old-fashio ned and foolish type of person.
Full Monty: This idiom can mean either, "the whole thing" or "completel y nude".
Funny Farm: A mental institutional facility.
Get Down to Brass Tacks: To become serious about something.
Get Over It: To move beyond something that is bothering you.
Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed: Someone who is having a horrible day.
Get Your Walking Papers: Get fired from a job.
Give Him The Slip: To get away from. To escape.
Go Down Like A Lead Balloon: To be received badly by an audience.
Go For Broke: To gamble everything you have.
Go Out On A Limb: Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/ something.
Go The Extra Mile: Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand.
Good Samaritan: Someone who helps others when theyare in need, with no discussion for compensati on, and no thought of a reward.
Graveyard Shift: Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am. The time of the day when most other people are sleeping.
Great Minds Think Alike: Intelligen t people think like each other.
Green Room: The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show.
Gut Feeling: A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.
Haste Makes Waste: Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.
Have an Axe to Grind: To have a dispute with someone.
He Lost His Head: Angry and overcome by emotions.
Head Over Heels: Very excited and/ or joyful, especially when in love.
Hell in a Handbasket : Deteriorat ing and headed for complete disaster.
High Five: Slapping palms above each others heads as celebratio n gesture.
High on the Hog: Living in Luxury.
Hit The Books: To study, especially for a test or exam.
Hit The Hay: Go to bed or go to sleep.
Hit The Nail on the Head: Do something exactly right or say something exactly right.
Hit The Sack: Go to bed or go to sleep.
Hocus Pocus: In general, a term used in magic or trickery.
Hold Your Horses: Be patient.
Icing On The Cake: When you already have it good and get something on top of what you already have.
Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools: You are more likely to get in trouble if you have nothing to do.
If It's Not One Thing, It's Another: When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another...
In Like Flynn: To be easily successful , especially when sexual or romantic.
In The Bag: To have something secured.
In The Buff: Nude.
In The Heat Of The Moment: Overwhelme d by what is happening inthe moment.
In Your Face: An aggressive and bold confrontat ion.
It Takes Two To Tango: A two person conflict where both people are at fault.
It's A Small World: You frequently see the same people in different places.
Its Anyone's Call: A competition where the outcome is difficult to judge or predict.
Jaywalk: Crossing the street (from the middle) without using the crosswalk.
Joshing Me: Tricking me.
Keep An Eye On Him: You should carefully watch him.
Keep body and soul together: To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to keep yourself alive .
Keep your chin up: To remain joyful in a tough situation.
Kick The Bucket: Die.
Kitty-corn er: Diagonally across. Sometimes called Catty-Corn er as well.
Knee Jerk Reaction: A quick and automatic response.
Knock On Wood: Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid some bad luck.
Know the Ropes: To understand the details.
Last but not least: An introducti on phrase to let the audience know that the last person mentioned is no less important than those introduced before him/her.
Lend Me Your Ear: To politely ask for someone's full attention.
Let Bygones Be Bygones: To forget about a disagreeme nt or arguement.
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: To avoid restarting a conflict.
Let The Cat Out Of The Bag: To share a secret that wasn't suppose to be shared.
Level playing field: A fair competitio n where no side has an advantage.
Like a chicken with its head cut off: To act in a frenzied manner.
liquor someone up: To get someone drunk.
Long in the Tooth: Old people (or horses).
Loose Cannon: Someone who is unpredicta ble and can cause damage if not kept in check.
Make No Bones About: To state a fact so there are no doubts or objections .
Method To My Madness: Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningles s but in the end are done for a good reason.
Mumbo Jumbo: Nonsense or meaningles s speech.
Mum's the word: To keep quiet. To say nothing.
Nest Egg: Savings set aside for future use.
Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You: Don't hurt anyone that helps you.
New kid on the block: Someone new to the group or area.
New York Minute: A minute that seems to go by quickly, especially in a fast paced environmen t.
No Dice: To not agree. To not accept a propositio n.
No Room to Swing a Cat: An unsually small or confined space.
Not Playing With a Full Deck: Someone who lacks intelligence.
Off On The Wrong Foot: Getting a bad start on a relationsh ip ortask.
Off The Hook: No longer have to deal with a tough situation.
Off the Record: Something said in confidence that the one speaking doesn't want attributed to him/her.
On Pins And Needles: Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipati on of something.
On The Fence: Undecided.
On The Same Page: When multiple people all agree on thesame thing.
Out Of The Blue: Something that suddenly and unexpected ly occurs.
Out On A Limb: When someone puts themself in a risky situation.
Out On The Town: To enjoy yourself by going out.
Over My Dead Body: When you absolutely will not allow something to happen.
Over the Top: Very excessive.
Pass The Buck: Avoid responsibi lity by giving it to someone else.
Pedal to the metal: To go full speed, especially while driving a vehicle.
Peeping Tom: Someone who observes people in the nude or sexually active people, mainlyfor his own gratificat ion.
Pick up your ears: To listen very carefully.
Pig In A Poke: A deal that is made without first examining it.
Pig Out : To eat alot and eat it quickly.
Pipe Down: To shut-up or be quiet.
Practice Makes Perfect: By constantly practicing , you will become better.
Pull the plug: To stop something. To bring something to an end.
Pulling Your Leg: Tricking someone as a joke.
Put a sock in it: To tell noisy person or a group to be quiet.
Queer the pitch: Destroy or ruin a plan.
Raincheck: An offer or deal that is declined right now but willing to accept later.
Raining Cats and Dogs: A very loud and noisy rain storm.
Ring Fencing: Seperated usual judgement to guarantee protection , especially project funds.
Rise and Shine: Time to get out of bed and get ready for work/ school.
Rome Was Not Built In One Day: If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time.
Rule Of Thumb: A rough estimate.
Run out of steam: To be completely out of energy.
Saved By The Bell: Saved at the last possible moment.
Scapegoat: Someone else who takes the blame.
Scot-free: To escape and not have to pay.
Sick As A Dog: To be very sick (with the flu or a cold).
Sitting Shotgun: Riding in the front passenger seat of a car.
Sixth Sense: A paranormal sense that allows you to communicat e with the dead.
Skid Row: The rundown area of a city where the homeless and drug users live.
Smell A Rat: To detect somone in the group is betraying the others.
Smell Something Fishy: Detecting that something isn't right and there might be a reason for it.
Son of a Gun: A scamp.
Southpaw: Someone who is left-hande d.
Spitting Image: The exact likeness or kind.
Start From Scratch: To do it all over again from the beginning.
The Ball Is In Your Court: It is your decision this time.
The Best Of Both Worlds: There are two choices and you have them both.
The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall: While the bigger and stronger opponent might be alot more difficultto beat, when you do they suffer a much bigger loss.
The Last Straw: When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small burden that one can take.
The Whole Nine Yards: Everything . All of it.
Third times a charm: After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one.
Tie the knot: To get married.
Til the cows come home: A long time.
To Make A Long Story Short: Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep his/ her audience from losing attention. Usually the story isn'tshortened.
To Steal Someone's Thunder: To take the credit for something someone else did.
Tongue-in- cheek: humor, not to be taken serious.
Turn A Blind Eye: Refuse to acknowledg e something you know is real or legit.
Twenty three skidoo: To be turned away.
Under the weather: Feeling ill or sick.
Up a blind alley: Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome.
Use Your Loaf: Use your head. Think smart.
Van Gogh's ear for music: Tone deaf.
Variety Is The Spice Of Life: The more experience s you try the more exciting life can be.
Wag the Dog: A diversion away from something of greater importance .
Water Under The Bridge: Anything from the past that isn't significan t or important anymore.
Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve: To openly and freely express your emotions.
When It Rains, It Pours: Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge storm.
When Pigs Fly : Something that will never ever happen.
Wild and Woolly: Uncultured and without laws.
Wine and Dine: When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.
You Are What You Eat: In order to stay healthy you must eat healthy foods.
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover: Decisions shouldn't be made primarilyon appearance .
You Can't Take it With You: Enjoy what you have and not what you don't have, since when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you.
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine: I have no idea.
Zero Tolerance: No crime or law breaking big or small will be overlooked .
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A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are.
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: A visual presentati on is far more descriptiv e than words.
A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In TheBush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything .
A Blessing In Disguise: Something good that isn't recognized at first.
A Chip On Your Shoulder: Being upset for something that happened in the past.
A Doubting Thomas: A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.
A Drop in the Bucket: A very small part of something big or whole.
A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted: It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.
A Toss-Up: A result that is still unclear and can go either way.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.
A Piece of Cake: A task that can be accomplish ed very easily.
A Slap on the Wrist: A very mild punishment .
A Taste Of Your Own Medicine: When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
All Bark And No Bite: When someone is threatenin g and/ or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.
Add Fuel To The Fire: Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.
Against The Clock: Rushed and short on time.
An Axe To Grind: To have a dispute with someone.
Apple of My Eye: Someone who is cherished above all others.
All Greek to me: Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.
All In The Same Boat: When everyone is facing the same challenges .
An Arm And A Leg: Very expensive. A large amount of money.
As High As A Kite: Anything that is high up in the sky.
At The Drop Of A Hat: Willing to do something immediatel y.
Back To Square One: Having to start all over again.
Back To The Drawing Board: When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
Baker's Dozen: Thirteen.
Barking Up The Wrong Tree: A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.
Beat A Dead Horse: To force an issue that has already ended.
Beating Around The Bush: Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
Bend Over Backwards: Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The family bond is closer than anything else.
Blue Moon: A rare event or occurance.
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Stuck between two very bad options.
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: To take on a task that is way to big.
Bite Your Tongue: To avoid talking.
Break A Leg: A superstiti ous way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.
Buy A Lemon: To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
Can't Cut The Mustard : Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.
Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.
Come Hell Or High Water: Any difficult situation or obstacle.
Charley Horse: Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.
Chew someone out: Verbally scold someone.
Chip on his Shoulder: Angry today about something that occured in the past.
Chow Down: To eat.
Close but no Cigar: To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.
Crack Someone Up: To make someone laugh.
Cross Your Fingers: To hope that something happens the way you want it to.
Cry Over Spilt Milk: When you complain about a loss from the past.
Cry Wolf: Intentiona lly raise a false alarm.
Cup Of Joe: A cup of coffee.
Curiosity Killed The Cat: Being Inquisitiv e can lead you into a dangerous situation.
Cut to the Chase: Leave out all the unnecessar y details and just get to the point.
Dark Horse: One who was previously unknown andis now prominent.
Dead Ringer: 100% identical. A duplicate.
Devil's Advocate: Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing inthat particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.
Dog Days of Summer: The hottest days of the summer season.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch: Don't rely on it until your sure of it.
Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth: When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful .
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket: Do not put all your resources in one possibilit y.
Doozy: Something outstandin g.
Down To The Wire: Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures: When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.
Drink like a fish: To drink very heavily.
Drive someone up the wall: To irritate and/or annoy very much.
Dropping Like Flies: A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
Dry Run: Rehearsal.
Eighty Six: A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
Elvis has left the building: The show has come to an end. It's all over.
Ethnic Cleansing: Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Be optomistic , even difficult times willlead to better days.
Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Almost everything and anything has been included.
Excuse my French: Please forgive me for cussing.
Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.
Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.
Feeding Frenzy: An aggressive attack on someone by a group.
Field Day: An enjoyable day or circumstan ce.
Finding Your Feet: To become more comfortabl e in whatever you are doing.
Finger lickin' good: A very tasty food or meal.
Fixed In Your Ways: Not willing or wanting to change fromyour normal way of doing something.
Flash In The Pan: Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end.
Flea Market: A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy and sell inexpensiv e goods.
Flesh and Blood: This idiom can mean living material ofwhich people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family.
Flip The Bird: To raise your middle finger at someone.
Foam at the Mouth: To be enraged and show it.
Fools' Gold: Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold.
French Kiss: An open mouth kiss where tongues touch.
From Rags To Riches: To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.
Fuddy-duddy: An old-fashio ned and foolish type of person.
Full Monty: This idiom can mean either, "the whole thing" or "completel y nude".
Funny Farm: A mental institutional facility.
Get Down to Brass Tacks: To become serious about something.
Get Over It: To move beyond something that is bothering you.
Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed: Someone who is having a horrible day.
Get Your Walking Papers: Get fired from a job.
Give Him The Slip: To get away from. To escape.
Go Down Like A Lead Balloon: To be received badly by an audience.
Go For Broke: To gamble everything you have.
Go Out On A Limb: Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/ something.
Go The Extra Mile: Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand.
Good Samaritan: Someone who helps others when theyare in need, with no discussion for compensati on, and no thought of a reward.
Graveyard Shift: Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am. The time of the day when most other people are sleeping.
Great Minds Think Alike: Intelligen t people think like each other.
Green Room: The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show.
Gut Feeling: A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.
Haste Makes Waste: Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.
Have an Axe to Grind: To have a dispute with someone.
He Lost His Head: Angry and overcome by emotions.
Head Over Heels: Very excited and/ or joyful, especially when in love.
Hell in a Handbasket : Deteriorat ing and headed for complete disaster.
High Five: Slapping palms above each others heads as celebratio n gesture.
High on the Hog: Living in Luxury.
Hit The Books: To study, especially for a test or exam.
Hit The Hay: Go to bed or go to sleep.
Hit The Nail on the Head: Do something exactly right or say something exactly right.
Hit The Sack: Go to bed or go to sleep.
Hocus Pocus: In general, a term used in magic or trickery.
Hold Your Horses: Be patient.
Icing On The Cake: When you already have it good and get something on top of what you already have.
Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools: You are more likely to get in trouble if you have nothing to do.
If It's Not One Thing, It's Another: When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another...
In Like Flynn: To be easily successful , especially when sexual or romantic.
In The Bag: To have something secured.
In The Buff: Nude.
In The Heat Of The Moment: Overwhelme d by what is happening inthe moment.
In Your Face: An aggressive and bold confrontat ion.
It Takes Two To Tango: A two person conflict where both people are at fault.
It's A Small World: You frequently see the same people in different places.
Its Anyone's Call: A competition where the outcome is difficult to judge or predict.
Jaywalk: Crossing the street (from the middle) without using the crosswalk.
Joshing Me: Tricking me.
Keep An Eye On Him: You should carefully watch him.
Keep body and soul together: To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to keep yourself alive .
Keep your chin up: To remain joyful in a tough situation.
Kick The Bucket: Die.
Kitty-corn er: Diagonally across. Sometimes called Catty-Corn er as well.
Knee Jerk Reaction: A quick and automatic response.
Knock On Wood: Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid some bad luck.
Know the Ropes: To understand the details.
Last but not least: An introducti on phrase to let the audience know that the last person mentioned is no less important than those introduced before him/her.
Lend Me Your Ear: To politely ask for someone's full attention.
Let Bygones Be Bygones: To forget about a disagreeme nt or arguement.
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: To avoid restarting a conflict.
Let The Cat Out Of The Bag: To share a secret that wasn't suppose to be shared.
Level playing field: A fair competitio n where no side has an advantage.
Like a chicken with its head cut off: To act in a frenzied manner.
liquor someone up: To get someone drunk.
Long in the Tooth: Old people (or horses).
Loose Cannon: Someone who is unpredicta ble and can cause damage if not kept in check.
Make No Bones About: To state a fact so there are no doubts or objections .
Method To My Madness: Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningles s but in the end are done for a good reason.
Mumbo Jumbo: Nonsense or meaningles s speech.
Mum's the word: To keep quiet. To say nothing.
Nest Egg: Savings set aside for future use.
Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You: Don't hurt anyone that helps you.
New kid on the block: Someone new to the group or area.
New York Minute: A minute that seems to go by quickly, especially in a fast paced environmen t.
No Dice: To not agree. To not accept a propositio n.
No Room to Swing a Cat: An unsually small or confined space.
Not Playing With a Full Deck: Someone who lacks intelligence.
Off On The Wrong Foot: Getting a bad start on a relationsh ip ortask.
Off The Hook: No longer have to deal with a tough situation.
Off the Record: Something said in confidence that the one speaking doesn't want attributed to him/her.
On Pins And Needles: Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipati on of something.
On The Fence: Undecided.
On The Same Page: When multiple people all agree on thesame thing.
Out Of The Blue: Something that suddenly and unexpected ly occurs.
Out On A Limb: When someone puts themself in a risky situation.
Out On The Town: To enjoy yourself by going out.
Over My Dead Body: When you absolutely will not allow something to happen.
Over the Top: Very excessive.
Pass The Buck: Avoid responsibi lity by giving it to someone else.
Pedal to the metal: To go full speed, especially while driving a vehicle.
Peeping Tom: Someone who observes people in the nude or sexually active people, mainlyfor his own gratificat ion.
Pick up your ears: To listen very carefully.
Pig In A Poke: A deal that is made without first examining it.
Pig Out : To eat alot and eat it quickly.
Pipe Down: To shut-up or be quiet.
Practice Makes Perfect: By constantly practicing , you will become better.
Pull the plug: To stop something. To bring something to an end.
Pulling Your Leg: Tricking someone as a joke.
Put a sock in it: To tell noisy person or a group to be quiet.
Queer the pitch: Destroy or ruin a plan.
Raincheck: An offer or deal that is declined right now but willing to accept later.
Raining Cats and Dogs: A very loud and noisy rain storm.
Ring Fencing: Seperated usual judgement to guarantee protection , especially project funds.
Rise and Shine: Time to get out of bed and get ready for work/ school.
Rome Was Not Built In One Day: If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time.
Rule Of Thumb: A rough estimate.
Run out of steam: To be completely out of energy.
Saved By The Bell: Saved at the last possible moment.
Scapegoat: Someone else who takes the blame.
Scot-free: To escape and not have to pay.
Sick As A Dog: To be very sick (with the flu or a cold).
Sitting Shotgun: Riding in the front passenger seat of a car.
Sixth Sense: A paranormal sense that allows you to communicat e with the dead.
Skid Row: The rundown area of a city where the homeless and drug users live.
Smell A Rat: To detect somone in the group is betraying the others.
Smell Something Fishy: Detecting that something isn't right and there might be a reason for it.
Son of a Gun: A scamp.
Southpaw: Someone who is left-hande d.
Spitting Image: The exact likeness or kind.
Start From Scratch: To do it all over again from the beginning.
The Ball Is In Your Court: It is your decision this time.
The Best Of Both Worlds: There are two choices and you have them both.
The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall: While the bigger and stronger opponent might be alot more difficultto beat, when you do they suffer a much bigger loss.
The Last Straw: When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small burden that one can take.
The Whole Nine Yards: Everything . All of it.
Third times a charm: After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one.
Tie the knot: To get married.
Til the cows come home: A long time.
To Make A Long Story Short: Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep his/ her audience from losing attention. Usually the story isn'tshortened.
To Steal Someone's Thunder: To take the credit for something someone else did.
Tongue-in- cheek: humor, not to be taken serious.
Turn A Blind Eye: Refuse to acknowledg e something you know is real or legit.
Twenty three skidoo: To be turned away.
Under the weather: Feeling ill or sick.
Up a blind alley: Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome.
Use Your Loaf: Use your head. Think smart.
Van Gogh's ear for music: Tone deaf.
Variety Is The Spice Of Life: The more experience s you try the more exciting life can be.
Wag the Dog: A diversion away from something of greater importance .
Water Under The Bridge: Anything from the past that isn't significan t or important anymore.
Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve: To openly and freely express your emotions.
When It Rains, It Pours: Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge storm.
When Pigs Fly : Something that will never ever happen.
Wild and Woolly: Uncultured and without laws.
Wine and Dine: When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.
You Are What You Eat: In order to stay healthy you must eat healthy foods.
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover: Decisions shouldn't be made primarilyon appearance .
You Can't Take it With You: Enjoy what you have and not what you don't have, since when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you.
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine: I have no idea.
Zero Tolerance: No crime or law breaking big or small will be overlooked .
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