Idioms

• A blessing in disguise


  Something that seems bad but turns out to be good
• A dime a dozen 


  Very common and not special
• A piece of cake


  Something very easy to do
• Back to the drawing board 


  To start again from scratch after a failure
• Beat around the bush


  To avoid talking about the main action
• Bite the bullet


  To endure a painful situation with courage
• Break the ice


  To initiate conversation in a social setting
• Burn the midnight oil 


  To work late into the night
• Cry over spilt milk


  To waste time worrying about something that has already happened and cannot be changed
• Devil's advocate


  A person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments
• Don't count your chickens before they hatch


  Don't assume you'll get something until you actually have it
• Every cloud has a silver lining


  Every negative situation has a positive aspect
• Feeling under the weather 


  Feeling ill or unwell
• Get cold feet


  To become nervous or apprehensive at the last moment
• Give someone the cold shoulder


  To intentionally ignore or be unfriendly to someone
• Hit the nail on the head


  To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem
• In hot water


  In trouble
• Jump on the bandwagon


  To join or support something that is currently popular or fashionable
• Keep your chin up


  To remain positive or optimistic despite difficulties
• Let the cat out of the bag


  To reveal a secret or disclose something prematurely
• Miss the boat


  To miss an opportunity
• Once in a blue moon


  Something that happens very rarely
• Out of the blue 


  Something that happens unexpectedly
• Play it by ear


  To improvise or handle something as it comes
• Put all your eggs in one basket


  To rely on one plan or opportunity, risking everything on it
• Read between the lines


  To understand a deeper or hidden meaning of something
• The ball is in your court


  It's up to you to make the next move or decision
• The early bird catches the worm


  Those who act promptly or arrive early will have an advantage
• Time flies


  Times seems to past very quickly
• Up in the air


  Uncertain or undecided
• Wear your heart on your sleeve


  To openly show your emotions
• You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours 


  If you help me, I'll help you
• Zero tolerance


  No allowance for mistakes or infractions
• Adding insult to injury


  To make a bad situation even worse
• Beating a dead horse


  Giving time or energy to something that is ended or over
• Best of both worlds


  The choice or solution that has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time
• Biting more off than you can chew 


  Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is too taxing
• By the skin of your teeth


  Just barely making it
• Don't judge a book by its cover


  Not judging something by its initial appearance
• Doing something at the drop of a hat


  Doing something at the moment of being asked