Idioms
A bolt from the blue : Unexpected incident
A stone through : Short distance
A chip on your shoulder : Being upset for something that happened in past
A slap on the wrist : Very mild punishment
Add fuel to the fire : To worsen a situation
A wolf in sheep clothing : A person who cannot be trusted
Against the clock : As fast as possible before a deadline
All Greek to me : Something which cannot be understood
An arm and a leg : Very expensive
An axe to grind : To have dispute with someone
At the eleventh hour : At the last moment
At the drop a hat : Showing readiness
At one's wit's end : Not knowing what to do
At sixes and sevens : In utter disorder
Baker's dozen : Thirteen
Beat a dead horse : To force an issue that has already ended
Beating around the bush : Avoiding the main topic
Bite your tongue : To avoid talking
Blue moon : A rare event
Burn the candle at both ends : Exhaust ones physical or mental resources by over work
Burn one's fingers : Get oneself into trouble
Call a spade a spade : Speak frankly
Cock and bull story : Unbelievable story
Come off with flying colors : Highly successful
Cry over split milk : Regret over past action
Dark horse : Unexpected winner
Dutch courage : Courage shown after become drunk
Eat humble pie : Become humble after ill luck
Fish in trouble water : Make profit when others in trouble
Flesh and blood : To refer someone's family
Get your walking papers : To be fired
Good Samaritan : Person helping others without any expectation
Greasing the palm : Bribing
Head over heals : With great joy
Hold your horse : Be patient
In high spirit : Very happy
To keep one's eyes : To be extremely watchful
Keep body and soul together : Money in order to live comfortably
Keep the wolf from the door : Avoid starvation
Kick the bucket : Die
Leave no stone upturned : Do everything one can
Lend an ear to : Listen patiently
Let sleeping dogs lie : Not to restart a dispute
Let the cat out of the bag : Make something public
Like a chicken with its head cut off : To act madly
Make both ends meet : Struggle to live with limited income
Mum's the word : Close one's mouth and utter no word
Nip in the bud : To prevent something from developing
On the fence : Something yet to be decided
Over the top : Exorbitant
Pick up your ears : Pay attention
Pipe down : To shut up or be quiet
Queer fish : Strange person
Queer the pitch : Ruin a plan
Sell for a song : At a very low price
Smell a rat : To sense a danger in advance
Southpaw : Left handed person
Storm in tea cup : Unimportant event
Swan song : Last performance
Tie the knot : To get married
Till the cows come home : Very late
To steal someone's thunder : Claim someone's achievement
Tongue in cheek : A harmless joke
Use your loaf : Act sensibly
Wet blanket : Useless person
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