dime a dozen - means that something is common and easy to obtain.
1. Piece of cake - means that something is very easy to complete.
2. Costs an arm and a leg When something costs an arm and a leg it actually means that something is very expensive. 3. Break a leg Break a leg actually means good luck! 4. Hit the books hit the books actually means to study 5. Let the cat out of the bag means to disclose a secret that was supposed to be kept, well, as a secret. 6. Hit the nail on the head This idiom has to do with doing or saying something that is precisely right. 7. When pigs fly means that something will never happen 8. You cant judge a book by its cover it means that you should not decide upon something based just on outward appearances. 9. Bite off more than you can chew it means to attempt to take on a task that is too much for you to handle. 10. Scratch someones back means is to help someone out with the assumption that they will return the favor in the future! 11. Green:inexperienced 12. Hit the sack: go to bed 13.Zip your lip 14 R and R: Rest and Relaxation 15. Raining cats and dogs : Rain very heavily 16. Zilch :nothing 17. In a pickle : in difficult position/quandary 18. Hit the hay: go to sleep 19. between rock and a hard place: a situation offering at least two possibilities, neither of which is acceptable 20. hold your horses: hold on, wait 21. up in the air: undecided /uncertain abt sth or someone 22. not for whole the world: not at any cost 23. set the world on fire:
24. cook the book: record false info in order to cheat/steal
25. best of both worlds 26. making mountain out of a mole hill 27. too big for your boots 28. miss the mark 29.head over heels 30. to stick to ur guns: firm in belief 31. name dropping: 32. to get wind of: het to hear/know of sth 33. to jump the gun : to do sth too soon 34. to see which way the wind blows 35. to read someone like a book 36. change your time 37. change your tune 38. Pick up your ears: To pay careful attention 39. Loose Cannon : means anything unpredictable 40. Get out of the wrong side of the bed : Meaning to be in a bad mood, it is considered unlucky to put your left foot on the floor first when getting out of bed. 41. Face the Music: accept the consequences. 42. Elvis has left the building: Meaning the show/event has ended. Now we use this term anytime an event has ended. 43. Absent without leave: Away without permission. 44. Blind leading the blind: the person in charge of the situation knows no more about it than those whom he is leading 45. Close but no cigar: If you come close to achieving success but reach a disappointment due to failure you are 'close but no cigar'.