A Chip on Your Shoulder

Being angry about something that happened in the past.

A Dime a Dozen

Something that is extremely common.

A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted

It's easy for a fool to lose his/her money.

A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

A true friend is someone who will help when you are in need.

A Piece of Cake

A task that is simple to complete.

An Arm and a Leg

Something that is extremely expensive.

All Greek To Me

When something is incomprehensible due to complexity or incorrectness. Unintelligble.

Back to Square One

To go back to the beginning; back to the drawing board.

Back To the Drawing Board

Starting over again on a new design from a previously failed attempt.

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

To make a wrong assumption about something.

Beating Around the Bush

Someone who is beating around the bush is someone who avoids the main point.

Beating a Dead Horse

To bring up an issue that has already been resolved.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

If you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, you are being faced with two difficult
choices. A dilemma.

Break a Leg

Wishing for someone to "break a leg" means to wish them good luck.

Break The Ice

Breaking down a social stiffness or awkardness.

Close But No Cigar

Coming close to a successful outcome only to fall short at the end.

Cross Your Fingers

This can be said as well as gestured. Crossing your fingers is a superstious way of
receiving good luck, or nullifying a promise.

Cup Of Joe

A cup of joe is an American nickname for a cup of coffee.

Curiosity Killed The Cat

To mind your own business. A warning to anyone being too curious, as your curiosity
might lead you to harm.

Cry Over Spilt Milk

It is useless to worry about things that have already happened and cannot be changed.

Cut To The Chase

To get to the point, leaving out all of the unnecessary details.

Cut The Mustard

To cut the mustard is to meet a required standard, or to meet expectations.

Cry Wolf

Someone that calls for help when it is not needed. Someone who is lying.

Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch

Do not rely on something you are not sure of.

Don't Look a Gift Horse In The Mouth

When you receive a gift from someone, do not be ungrateful.

Double Whammy

When two problems show up at the same time, or when two setbacks take place at the
same time.

Down to The Wire

Something that is coming down to the last second. A tense situation with the outcome
decided in the last seconds.

Drawing a Blank

Failing to recall a memory. Unable to remember something.

Dropping Like Flies

To fall down ill or to die in large numbers.

Drive Me Nuts

To greatly frustrate someone. To drive someone crazy, insane, bonkers, or bananas.

Fish Out Of Water

Someone being in a situation that they are unfamiliar or unsuited for.

Flea Market

A type of bazaar where inexpensive goods are sold or bartered.

Foaming At The Mouth

To be enraged and show it.

Fool's Gold

Iron pyrities, a worthless rock that resembles gold.

Fit as a Fiddle

Being fit as a fiddle means to be in perfect health.

Phrases, sayings, idioms, whatever you want to call them, these things are commonly
used by people in every day speech. Think about any common phrases you may have
used recently. Maybe you have, at some point, been told to "break a leg" by a friend. Is
your friend telling you to literally break your leg, or simply saying he hopes you do well?
Let's hope it's the latter, because that is what the phrase means! Weird, right?