A 8|rd In 1he nand Is Worth 1wo In 1he 8ush

Pavlng someLhlng LhaL ls cerLaln ls much beLLer Lhan Laklng a rlsk for more because
chances are you mlghL lose everyLhlng

A 8|ess|ng In D|sgu|se
SomeLhlng good LhaL lsnL recognlzed aL flrsL

A Ch|p Cn our Shou|der
8elng upseL for someLhlng LhaL happened ln Lhe pasL

A D|me A Dozen
AnyLhlng LhaL ls common and easy Lo geL

A Doubt|ng 1homas
A skepLlc who needs physlcal or personal evldence ln order Lo belleve someLhlng

A Drop |n the 8ucket
A very small parL of someLhlng blg or whole

A Ioo| And n|s Money Are Las||y arted
lLs easy for a foollsh person Lo lose hls/her money

A nouse D|v|ded Aga|nst Itse|f Cannot Stand
Lveryone lnvolved musL unlfy and funcLlon LogeLher or lL wlll noL work ouL

A Leopard Cant Change n|s Spots
?ou cannoL change who you are

A enny Saved Is A enny Larned
8y noL spendlng money you are savlng money (llLLle by llLLle)

A |cture a|nts a 1housand Words
A vlsual presenLaLlon ls far more descrlpLlve Lhan words

A |ece of Cake
A Lask LhaL can be accompllshed very easlly

A S|ap on the Wr|st
A very mlld punlshmenL

A 1aste Cf our Cwn Med|c|ne
When you are mlsLreaLed Lhe same way you mlsLreaL oLhers

A 1ossUp
A resulL LhaL ls sLlll unclear and can go elLher way

Act|ons Speak Louder 1han Words
lLs beLLer Lo acLually do someLhlng Lhan [usL Lalk abouL lL

Add Iue| 1o 1he I|re
Whenever someLhlng ls done Lo make a bad slLuaLlon even worse Lhan lL ls

Aga|nst 1he C|ock
8ushed and shorL on Llme

A|| 8ark And No 8|te
When someone ls LhreaLenlng and/or aggresslve buL noL wllllng Lo engage ln a flghL

A|| Greek to me
Meanlngless and lncomprehenslble llke someone who cannoL read speak or undersLand
any of Lhe Creek language would be

A|| In 1he Same 8oat
When everyone ls faclng Lhe same challenges

An Arm And A Leg
very expenslve A large amounL of money

An Axe 1o Gr|nd
1o have a dlspuLe wlLh someone

App|e of My Lye
Someone who ls cherlshed above all oLhers

As n|gh As A k|te
AnyLhlng LhaL ls hlgh up ln Lhe sky

At 1he Drop Cf A nat
Wllllng Lo do someLhlng lmmedlaLely


8

8ack Seat Dr|ver
eople who crlLlclze from Lhe sldellnes much llke someone glvlng unwanLed advlce from
Lhe back seaL of a vehlcle Lo Lhe drlver

8ack 1o Square Cne
Pavlng Lo sLarL all over agaln

8ack 1o 1he Draw|ng 8oard
When an aLLempL falls and lLs Llme Lo sLarL all over

8akers Dozen
1hlrLeen

8ark|ng Up 1he Wrong 1ree
A mlsLake made ln someLhlng you are Lrylng Lo achleve

8eat A Dead norse
1o force an lssue LhaL has already ended

8eat|ng Around 1he 8ush
Avoldlng Lhe maln Loplc noL speaklng dlrecLly abouL Lhe lssue

8end Cver 8ackwards
uo whaLever lL Lakes Lo help Wllllng Lo do anyLhlng

8etween A kock And A nard |ace
SLuck beLween Lwo very bad opLlons

8|te Cff More 1han ou Can Chew
1o Lake on a Lask LhaL ls way Lo blg

8|te our 1ongue
1o avold Lalklng

8|ood Is 1h|cker 1han Water
1he famlly bond ls closer Lhan anyLhlng else

8|ue Moon
A rare evenL or occurance

8reak A Leg
A supersLlLlous way Lo say good luck wlLhouL saylng good luck buL raLher Lhe opposlLe

8uy A Lemon
1o purchase a vehlcle LhaL consLanLly glves problems or sLops runnlng afLer you drlve lL
away



C

Cant Cut 1he Mustard
Someone who lsnL adequaLe enough Lo compeLe or parLlclpaLe

Cast Iron Stomach
Someone who has no problems compllcaLlons or lll effecLs wlLh eaLlng anyLhlng or
drlnklng anyLhlng

Char|ey norse
SLlffness ln Lhe leg / A leg cramp

Chew someone out
verbally scold someone

Ch|p on h|s Shou|der
Angry Loday abouL someLhlng LhaL occured ln Lhe pasL

Chow Down
1o eaL

C|ose but no C|gar
1o be very near and almosL accompllsh a goal buL fall shorL

Cock and 8u|| Story
An unbellevable Lale

Come ne|| Cr n|gh Water
Any dlfflculL slLuaLlon or obsLacle

Crack Someone Up
1o make someone laugh

Cross our I|ngers
1o hope LhaL someLhlng happens Lhe way you wanL lL Lo

Cry Cver Sp||t M||k
When you complaln abouL a loss from Lhe pasL

Cry Wo|f
lnLenLlonally ralse a false alarm

Cup Cf Ioe
A cup of coffee

Cur|os|ty k|||ed 1he Cat
8elng lnqulslLlve can lead you lnLo a dangerous slLuaLlon

Cut to the Chase
Leave ouL all Lhe unnecessary deLalls and [usL geL Lo Lhe polnL



D

Dark norse
Cne who was prevlously unknown and ls now promlnenL

Dead k|nger
100 ldenLlcal A dupllcaLe

Dev||s Advocate
Someone who Lakes a poslLlon for Lhe sake of argumenL wlLhouL bellevlng ln LhaL
parLlcular slde of Lhe arguemenL lL can also mean one who presenLs a counLer argumenL
for a poslLlon Lhey do belleve ln Lo anoLher debaLer

Dog Days of Summer
1he hoLLesL days of Lhe summer season

Dont count your ch|ckens before they hatch
uonL rely on lL unLll your sure of lL

Dont Look A G|ft norse In 1he Mouth
When someone glves you a glfL donL be ungraLeful

Dont ut A|| our Lggs In Cne 8asket
uo noL puL all your resources ln one posslblllLy

Doozy
SomeLhlng ouLsLandlng

Down 1o 1he W|re
SomeLhlng LhaL ends aL Lhe lasL mlnuLe or lasL few seconds

Drast|c 1|mes Ca|| Ior Drast|c Measures
When you are exLremely desperaLe you need Lo Lake exLremely desperaLe acLlons

Dr|nk ||ke a f|sh
1o drlnk very heavlly

Dr|ve someone up the wa||
1o lrrlLaLe and/or annoy very much

Dropp|ng L|ke I||es
A large number of people elLher falllng lll or dylng

Dry kun
8ehearsal



L

L|ghty S|x
A cerLaln lLem ls no longer avallable Cr Lhls ldlom can also mean Lo Lhrow away

L|v|s has |eft the bu||d|ng
1he show has come Lo an end lLs all over

Lthn|c C|eans|ng
kllllng of a cerLaln eLhnlc or rellglous group on a masslve scale

Lvery C|oud nas A S||ver L|n|ng
8e opLomlsLlc even dlfflculL Llmes wlll lead Lo beLLer days

Lveryth|ng 8ut 1he k|tchen S|nk
AlmosL everyLhlng and anyLhlng has been lncluded

Lxcuse my Irench
lease forglve me for cusslng

Cock and 8u|| Story
An unbellevable Lale

Cock and 8u|| Story
An unbellevable Lale



I

Ieed|ng Irenzy
An aggresslve aLLack on someone by a group

I|e|d Day
An en[oyable day or clrcumsLance

I|nd|ng our Ieet
1o become more comforLable ln whaLever you are dolng

I|nger ||ck|n good
A very LasLy food or meal

I|xed In our Ways
noL wllllng or wanLlng Lo change from your normal way of dolng someLhlng

I|ash In 1he an
SomeLhlng LhaL shows poLenLlal or looks promlslng ln Lhe beglnnlng buL falls Lo dellver
anyLhlng ln Lhe end

I|ea Market
A swap meeL A place where people gaLher Lo buy and sell lnexpenslve goods

I|esh and 8|ood
1hls ldlom can mean llvlng maLerlal of whlch people are made of or lL can refer Lo
someones famlly

I||p 1he 8|rd
1o ralse your mlddle flnger aL someone

Ioam at the Mouth
1o be enraged and show lL

Ioo|s Go|d
lron pyrlLes a worLhless rock LhaL resembles real gold

Irench k|ss
An open mouLh klss where Longues Louch

Irom kags 1o k|ches
1o go from belng very poor Lo belng very wealLhy

Iuddyduddy
An oldfashloned and foollsh Lype of person

Iu|| Monty
1hls ldlom can mean elLher Lhe whole Lhlng or compleLely nude

Iunny Iarm
A menLal lnsLlLuLlonal faclllLy



G

Get Down to 8rass 1acks
1o become serlous abouL someLhlng

Get Cver It
1o move beyond someLhlng LhaL ls boLherlng you

Get Up Cn 1he Wrong S|de Cf 1he 8ed
Someone who ls havlng a horrlble day

Get our Wa|k|ng apers
CeL flred from a [ob

G|ve n|m 1he S||p
1o geL away from 1o escape

Go Down L|ke A Lead 8a||oon
1o be recelved badly by an audlence

Go Ior 8roke
1o gamble everyLhlng you have

Go Cut Cn A L|mb
uL yourself ln a Lough poslLlon ln order Lo supporL someone/someLhlng

Go 1he Lxtra M||e
Colng above and beyond whaLever ls requlred for Lhe Lask aL hand

Good Samar|tan
Someone who helps oLhers when Lhey are ln need wlLh no dlscusslon for compensaLlon
and no LhoughL of a reward

Graveyard Sh|ft
Worklng hours from abouL 1200 am Lo 800 am 1he Llme of Lhe day when mosL oLher
people are sleeplng

Great M|nds 1h|nk A||ke
lnLelllgenL people Lhlnk llke each oLher

Green koom
1he walLlng room especlally for Lhose who are abouL Lo go on a Lv or radlo show

Gut Iee||ng
A personal lnLulLlon you geL especlally when feel someLhlng may noL be rlghL



n

naste Makes Waste
Culckly dolng Lhlngs resulLs ln a poor endlng

nat 1r|ck
When one player scores Lhree goals ln Lhe same hockey game 1hls ldlom can also mean
Lhree scores ln any oLher sporL such as 3 homeruns 3 Louchdowns 3 soccer goals eLc

nave an Axe to Gr|nd
1o have a dlspuLe wlLh someone

ne Lost n|s nead
Angry and overcome by emoLlons

nead Cver nee|s
very exclLed and/or [oyful especlally when ln love

ne|| |n a nandbasket
ueLerloraLlng and headed for compleLe dlsasLer

n|gh I|ve
Slapplng palms above each oLhers heads as celebraLlon gesLure

n|gh on the nog
Llvlng ln Luxury

n|t 1he 8ooks
1o sLudy especlally for a LesL or exam

n|t 1he nay
Co Lo bed or go Lo sleep

n|t 1he Na|| on the nead
uo someLhlng exacLly rlghL or say someLhlng exacLly rlghL

n|t 1he Sack
Co Lo bed or go Lo sleep

nocus ocus
ln general a Lerm used ln maglc or Lrlckery

no|d our norses
8e paLlenL



I

Ic|ng Cn 1he Cake
When you already have lL good and geL someLhlng on Lop of whaL you already have

Id|e nands Are 1he Dev||s 1oo|s
?ou are more llkely Lo geL ln Lrouble lf you have noLhlng Lo do

If Its Not Cne 1h|ng Its Another
When one Lhlng goes wrong Lhen anoLher and anoLher

In L|ke I|ynn
1o be easlly successful especlally when sexual or romanLlc

In 1he 8ag
1o have someLhlng secured

In 1he 8uff
nude

In 1he neat Cf 1he Moment
Cverwhelmed by whaL ls happenlng ln Lhe momenL

In our Iace
An aggresslve and bold confronLaLlon

It 1akes 1wo 1o 1ango
A Lwo person confllcL where boLh people are aL faulL

Its A Sma|| Wor|d
?ou frequenLly see Lhe same people ln dlfferenL places

Its Anyones Ca||
A compeLlLlon where Lhe ouLcome ls dlfflculL Lo [udge or predlcL

Ivy League
Slnce 1934 Lhe lvy League has been Lhe followlng unlverslLles Columbla 8rown Cornell
uarLmouLh ?ale ennsylvanla rlnceLon and Parvard



I

Iaywa|k
Crosslng Lhe sLreeL (from Lhe mlddle) wlLhouL uslng Lhe crosswalk

Iosh|ng Me
1rlcklng me



k

keep An Lye Cn n|m
?ou should carefully waLch hlm

keep body and sou| together
1o earn a sufflclenL amounL of money ln order Lo keep yourself allve

keep your ch|n up
1o remaln [oyful ln a Lough slLuaLlon

k|ck 1he 8ucket
ule

k|ttycorner
ulagonally across SomeLlmes called CaLLyCorner as well

knee Ierk keact|on
A qulck and auLomaLlc response

knock Cn Wood
knuckle Lapplng on wood ln order Lo avold some bad luck

know the kopes
1o undersLand Lhe deLalls



L

Last but not |east
An lnLroducLlon phrase Lo leL Lhe audlence know LhaL Lhe lasL person menLloned ls no less
lmporLanL Lhan Lhose lnLroduced before hlm/her

Lend Me our Lar
1o pollLely ask for someones full aLLenLlon

Let 8ygones 8e 8ygones
1o forgeL abouL a dlsagreemenL or arguemenL

Let S|eep|ng Dogs L|e
1o avold resLarLlng a confllcL

Let 1he Cat Cut Cf 1he 8ag
1o share a secreL LhaL wasnL suppose Lo be shared

Leve| p|ay|ng f|e|d
A falr compeLlLlon where no slde has an advanLage

L|ke a ch|cken w|th |ts head cut off
1o acL ln a frenzled manner

||quor someone up
1o geL someone drunk

Long |n the 1ooth
Cld people (or horses)

Loose Cannon
Someone who ls unpredlcLable and can cause damage lf noL kepL ln check



M

Make No 8ones About
1o sLaLe a facL so Lhere are no doubLs or ob[ecLlons

Method 1o My Madness
SLrange or crazy acLlons LhaL appear meanlngless buL ln Lhe end are done for a good
reason

Mumbo Iumbo
nonsense or meanlngless speech

Mums the word
1o keep quleL 1o say noLhlng



N

Nest Lgg
Savlngs seL aslde for fuLure use

Never 8|te 1he nand 1hat Ieeds ou
uonL hurL anyone LhaL helps you

New k|d on the b|ock
Someone new Lo Lhe group or area

New ork M|nute
A mlnuLe LhaL seems Lo go by qulckly especlally ln a fasL paced envlronmenL

No D|ce
1o noL agree 1o noL accepL a proposlLlon

No koom to Sw|ng a Cat
An unsually small or conflned space

Not |ay|ng W|th a Iu|| Deck
Someone who lacks lnLelllgence



C

Cff Cn 1he Wrong Ioot
CeLLlng a bad sLarL on a relaLlonshlp or Lask

Cff 1he nook
no longer have Lo deal wlLh a Lough slLuaLlon

Cff the kecord
SomeLhlng sald ln confldence LhaL Lhe one speaklng doesnL wanL aLLrlbuLed Lo hlm/her

Cn |ns And Need|es
Anxlous or nervous especlally ln anLlclpaLlon of someLhlng

Cn 1he Ience
undeclded

Cn 1he Same age
When mulLlple people all agree on Lhe same Lhlng

Cut Cf 1he 8|ue
SomeLhlng LhaL suddenly and unexpecLedly occurs

Cut Cn A L|mb
When someone puLs Lhemself ln a rlsky slLuaLlon

Cut Cn 1he 1own
1o en[oy yourself by golng ouL

Cver My Dead 8ody
When you absoluLely wlll noL allow someLhlng Lo happen

Cver the 1op
very excesslve





ass 1he 8uck
Avold responslblllLy by glvlng lL Lo someone else

eda| to the meta|
1o go full speed especlally whlle drlvlng a vehlcle

eep|ng 1om
Someone who observes people ln Lhe nude or sexually acLlve people malnly for hls own
graLlflcaLlon

|ck up your ears
1o llsLen very carefully

|g In A oke
A deal LhaL ls made wlLhouL flrsL examlnlng lL

|g Cut
1o eaL aloL and eaL lL qulckly

|pe Down
1o shuLup or be quleL

ract|ce Makes erfect
8y consLanLly pracLlclng you wlll become beLLer

u|| the p|ug
1o sLop someLhlng 1o brlng someLhlng Lo an end

u|||ng our Leg
1rlcklng someone as a [oke

ut a sock |n |t
1o Lell nolsy person or a group Lo be quleL





ueer the p|tch
uesLroy or ruln a plan



k

ka|ncheck
An offer or deal LhaL ls decllned rlghL now buL wllllng Lo accepL laLer

ka|n|ng Cats and Dogs
A very loud and nolsy raln sLorm

k|ng Ienc|ng
SeperaLed usual [udgemenL Lo guaranLee proLecLlon especlally pro[ecL funds

k|se and Sh|ne
1lme Lo geL ouL of bed and geL ready for work/school

kome Was Not 8u||t In Cne Day
lf you wanL someLhlng Lo be compleLely properly Lhen lLs golng Lo Lake Llme

ku|e Cf 1humb
A rough esLlmaLe

kun out of steam
1o be compleLely ouL of energy



S

Saved 8y 1he 8e||
Saved aL Lhe lasL posslble momenL

Scapegoat
Someone else who Lakes Lhe blame

Scotfree
1o escape and noL have Lo pay

S|ck As A Dog
1o be very slck (wlLh Lhe flu or a cold)

S|tt|ng Shotgun
8ldlng ln Lhe fronL passenger seaL of a car

S|xth Sense
A paranormal sense LhaL allows you Lo communlcaLe wlLh Lhe dead

Sk|d kow
1he rundown area of a clLy where Lhe homeless and drug users llve

Sme|| A kat
1o deLecL somone ln Lhe group ls beLraylng Lhe oLhers

Sme|| Someth|ng I|shy
ueLecLlng LhaL someLhlng lsnL rlghL and Lhere mlghL be a reason for lL

Son of a Gun
A scamp

Southpaw
Someone who ls lefLhanded

Sp|tt|ng Image
1he exacL llkeness or klnd

Start Irom Scratch
1o do lL all over agaln from Lhe beglnnlng



1

1he 8a|| Is In our Court
lL ls your declslon Lhls Llme

1he 8est Cf 8oth Wor|ds
1here are Lwo cholces and you have Lhem boLh

1he 8|gger 1hey Are 1he narder 1hey Ia||
Whlle Lhe blgger and sLronger opponenL mlghL be aloL more dlfflculL Lo beaL when you do
Lhey suffer a much blgger loss

1he Last Straw
When one small burden afLer anoLher creaLes an unbearable slLuaLlon Lhe lasL sLraw ls
Lhe lasL small burden LhaL one can Lake

1he Who|e N|ne ards
LveryLhlng All of lL

1h|rd t|mes a charm
AfLer no success Lhe flrsL Lwo Llmes Lhe Lhlrd Lry ls a lucky one

1|e the knot
1o geL marrled

1|| the cows come home
A long Llme

1o Make A Long Story Short
SomeLhlng someone would say durlng a long and borlng sLory ln order Lo keep hls/her
audlence from loslng aLLenLlon usually Lhe sLory lsnL shorLened

1o Stea| Someones 1hunder
1o Lake Lhe credlL for someLhlng someone else dld

1ongue And Cheek
humor noL Lo be Laken serlous

1urn A 8||nd Lye
8efuse Lo acknowledge someLhlng you know ls real or leglL

1wenty three sk|doo
1o be Lurned away



U

Under the weather
leellng lll or slck

Up a b||nd a||ey
Colng down a course of acLlon LhaL leads Lo a bad ouLcome

Use our Loaf
use your head 1hlnk smarL



V

Van Goghs ear for mus|c
1one deaf

Var|ety Is 1he Sp|ce Cf L|fe
1he more experlences you Lry Lhe more exclLlng llfe can be



W

Wag the Dog
A dlverslon away from someLhlng of greaLer lmporLance

Water Under 1he 8r|dge
AnyLhlng from Lhe pasL LhaL lsnL slgnlflcanL or lmporLanL anymore

Wear our neart Cn our S|eeve
1o openly and freely express your emoLlons

When It ka|ns It ours
Slnce lL rarely ralns when lL does lL wlll be a huge sLorm

When |gs I|y
SomeLhlng LhaL wlll never ever happen

W||d and Woo||y
unculLured and wlLhouL laws

W|ne and D|ne
When somebody ls LreaLed Lo an expenslve meal

W|thout A Doubt
lor cerLaln


k

k marks the spot
A phrase LhaL ls sald when someone flnds someLhlng he/she has been looklng for





ou Are What ou Lat
ln order Lo sLay healLhy you musL eaL healLhy foods

ou Cant Iudge A 8ook 8y Its Cover
ueclslons shouldnL be made prlmarlly on appearance

ou Cant 1ake |t W|th ou
Ln[oy whaL you have and noL whaL you donL have slnce when you dle you cannoL Lake
Lhlngs (such as money) wlLh you

our Guess Is As Good As M|ne
l have no ldea



2

2ero 1o|erance
no crlme or law breaklng blg or small wlll be overlooked