-Strike
while the iron is hot
-Opportunity
knocks
-six
of one, a half-dozen of the other - both ok
-I
am on the horns of a dilemma- both bad
-He
is between a rock and a hard place -difficult
to choose, no clear answer
-a
hare-brained idea
-a
hair-raising story
-Don’t
split hairs
-bystander
-onlooker
-rubbernecker
-Get
there ahead of time
-I
made it in the nick of time
-I
passed by the skin of my teeth
-I
wasn’t born yesterday
-Don’t
try to pull the wool over my eyes
-They
saw me coming
-I
paid through the nose
-I
fell for it hook, line and sinker
-hit
the roof
-hit
the hay
-hit the sack
-hit
the road
-hit
the books
- hit the library/gym
-You hit
the nail on the head.
-see eye to eye
We see eye to eye about raising kids.
We don't see eye to eye about legalized marijuana.
-let
the cat out of the bag
-spill
the beans
simile- comparison between two things using the word 'like' or 'as'
-hungry
as a bear
-crazy
as a loon
-happy
as a lark
-cool
as a cucumber
-busy
as a beaver/ bee
-quick
as a wink
-crazy
like a fox
-nutty
as a fruitcake
-free
as a bird
-poor
as a churchmouse
-It’s
on the house
-it's
on me
-it’s
my treat
-What
goes around, comes around.
-You
reap what you sow
-You
made your bed, now lie in it.
-spring
chicken
-past
its prime
-long
in the tooth
-on
its last legs
-over
the hill
-My
car kicked the bucket
-out
of the frying pan, into the fire
-Your
goose is cooked
-You’re
in hot water
-You’re
off the hook
-He’s
sitting pretty
-She’s
living on Easy Street
-I
got it straight from the horse's mouth
-Don’t
look a gift horse in the mouth
-Hold
your horses
-You’re
dead on
-Don’t
flog a dead horse
-Bite
off more than you can chew.
-I’m
keeping my head above water -My plate is full
-It’s
on the back burner
-I
have a mind like a sieve
-It
slipped my mind
-in
one ear and out the other
-make
small talk
-chit
chat
-chew
the fat
-I
have had it (up to here).
-I’m
fed up.
-I’m
sick and tired.
-see
eye to eye
-heart
in your throat
-heart
sinks/ hit the floor
-Don’t
be wishy washy
-You
can’t sit on the fence
-Don’t
beat around the bush
-bite
the bullet
-take
home pay
-paid
under the table
-I
talked until I was blue in the face
-She
talked my ear off
motor
mouth
-few
and far between
-one
in a million
-a
dime a dozen
-in
a jiffy
-in
a nutshell
-To
make a long story short.
-She
is burning the midnight oil
-He
is burning the candle at both ends
-He
wants to catch a few zs
-He’s
going to crash on the couch
-fast
asleep
-sound
asleep
-know
the ropes
-pull
a few strings
-card
up my sleeve
-talk
behind your back
-I
have a bone to pick with you
-Let
sleeping dogs lie
-bite
my tongue
-your
guess is as good as mine
-up
in the air
-out
to lunch
-stay
on the straight and narrow
-barking
up the wrong tree
-dog
days of summer
-Jack
of all trades
-to
a fault
-a
baker's dozen
-He
got up on the wrong side of the bed
-neither
here nor there
-busybody
-stick
out like a sore thumb
-Go
with the flow
-
an easygoing person
-
make waves
