● A blessing in disguise
Meaning: A good thing that initially seemed bad
● A dime a dozen
Meaning: Something that is very common, not unique
● Adding insult to injury
Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse
● Beat around the bush
Meaning: Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable
● Beating a dead horse
Meaning: giving time or energy to something that is ended or over
● Bite the bullet
Meaning: To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually
● Best of both worlds
Meaning: The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time
● Biting off more than you can chew
Meaning: Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing
● By the skin of your teeth
Meaning: Just barely making it
● Don’t judge a book by its cover
Meaning: Not judging something by its initial appearance
● Doing something at the drop of a hat
Meaning: Doing something at the moment of being asked
● Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Meaning: Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened
● Caught between a rock and a hard place
Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices
● Costs an arm and a leg
Meaning: Something that is overpriced or very expensive
● Cutting corners
Meaning: Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money
● Devil’s advocate
Meaning: To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view
● Feeling under the weather
Meaning: Not feeling well, or feeling sick
● Fit as a fiddle
Meaning: Being in good health
● Getting a taste of your own medicine
Meaning: Being treated the way that you have been treating others
● Getting a second wind
Meaning: Having energy again after being tired
● Giving the benefit of the doubt
Meaning: Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable
● Giving someone the cold shoulder
Meaning: ignoring someone
● Going on a wild goose chase
Meaning: doing something that is pointless
● Heard it on the grapevine
Meaning: Hearing rumors about someone or something
● Hitting the nail on the head
Meaning: Performing a task with exactness
● Killing two birds with one stone
Meaning: Accomplishing two different tasks in the same undertaking
● Letting someone off the hook
Meaning: Not holding someone responsible for something
● Letting the cat out of the bag
Meaning: Sharing information that was intended to be a secret
● No pain, no gain
Meaning: You have to work hard in order to see results
● On the ball
Meaning: Doing a good job, being prompt, or being responsible
● Once in a blue moon
Meaning: Something that doesn’t happen very often
● Piece of cake
Meaning: A task or job that is easy to complete
● Pulling someone’s leg
Meaning: Joking with someone
● Speak of the devil
Meaning: When the person you have just been talking about arrives
● Stealing someone’s thunder
Meaning: Taking credit for someone else’s achievements
● Straight from the horse’s mouth
Meaning: Reading or hearing something from the source
● The last straw
Meaning: The last difficulty or annoyance that makes the entire situation unbearable
● The elephant in the room
Meaning: An issue, person, or problem that someone is trying to avoid
● Throwing caution to the wind
Meaning: Being reckless or taking a risk
● Your guess is as good as mine
Meaning: To not know something
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