Idioms
| A Blessing In Disguise: Something good that isn’t seen as being good at first. |
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| A Chip On Your Shoulder: Being upset about something that happened in the past. |
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| A Dime A Dozen: Anything that is common and easy to get. |
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| A Drop in the Bucket: A very small part of something or something so small it is insignificant. |
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| A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted: It’s easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money. |
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| A Leopard Can’t Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are. |
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| A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: By not spending money, you are saving money (bit by bit). |
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| A Picture is worth a Thousand Words: A visual representation is far more descriptive than words. |
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| A Piece of Cake: A task that is easy to accomplish. |
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| A Taste Of Your Own Medicine: Treating others badly and then being treated the same way. |
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| A Toss-Up: The results are unclear and could go either way. |
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| Against The Clock: In a rush because of a lack of time. |
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| All In The Same Boat: When everyone is facing the same situation. |
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| An Arm And A Leg: Very expensive. |
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| At The Drop Of A Hat: Immediately. |
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| Beat Around The Bush: Not speaking directly about an issue or speaking in a very round about way. |
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| Bite Your Tongue: To not talk. |
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| Chew someone out: Verbally criticize or chastise someone. |
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| Cut to the Chase: Get to the point. |
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| Drink like a fish: To drink a large amount of something, usually alcohol. |
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| Excuse my French: Please forgive me for swearing. |
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| Feeding Frenzy: An aggressive attack on someone by a group. |
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| Flea Market: An open market where people gather to buy and sell cheaper goods. |
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| Get Over It: To move on or stop thinking about something that was bothering you. |
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| Graveyard Shift: Working very late hours, usually starting from 11:00pm or even 12:00 am. |
