1.

Wouldn't Harm a FlyMeaning: Nonviolent; someone who is mild or

gentle.

2. Between a Rock and a Hard

PlaceMeaning: Being faced with two difficult choices.
3. Right Off the BatMeaning: Immediately, done in a hurry; without delay.
4. Knock Your Socks OffMeaning: To be taken by surprise.
5. No Ifs, Ands, or ButsMeaning: Finishing a task without making
any excuses.

6. A Cat NapMeaning: A short slumber taken during the day.

7. Birds of a Feather Flock
TogetherMeaning: People tend to associate with others who share similar interests
or values.

8. Needle In a HaystackMeaning: Something that is impossible or

extremely difficult to find, especially because the area you have to search is too large.

You Can't Judge a Book By Its

9.

CoverMeaning: Don't judge someone or something only by the outward appearance.

10. Jig Is UpMeaning: For a ruse or trick to be discovered; to be caught.
11. Like Father Like SonMeaning: Resembling one's parents in terms
of appearance or behavior.

12. Cup Of JoeMeaning: A cup of joe is an American nickname for a cup of

coffee.
 13. Foaming At The MouthMeaning: To be enraged and show it.
14. Love BirdsMeaning: A pair of people who have a shared love for each other.
15. Hard Pill to SwallowMeaning: Something that's difficult to accept.
16. It's Not Brain SurgeryMeaning: A task that's easy to accomplish,
a thing lacking complexity.

17. Tug of WarMeaning: It can refer to the popular rope pulling game or it can
mean a struggle for authority.

18. Hit Below The BeltMeaning: A boxing term. Also often used to refer
to inappropriate words, or comments that are too personal.

19. A Little Bird Told MeMeaning: Used when you don't wish to

divulge where you got the information.

20. Let Her RipMeaning: Permission to start, or it could mean 'go faster!'

21. Eat My HatMeaning: Having confidence in a specific outcome; being almost
sure about something.

22. Greased LightningMeaning: Very fast or quick.

23. Short End of the StickMeaning: Getting the bad end of a deal,
or receiving the least desirable outcome from something.

24. Break The IceMeaning: Breaking down a social stiffness.

25. Give a Man a FishMeaning: It's better to teach a person how to do
something than to do that something for them.
26. Read 'Em and WeepMeaning: Often said by the winner in poker,
as the others 'weep' over the loss.

27. Jack of All Trades Master of

NoneMeaning: Having suitable skill in multiple things, but not being an expert in any of
them.

28. Plot Thickens - TheMeaning: A situation that has gotten way more
serious or interesting due to recent complexities or developments.

29. Head Over HeelsMeaning: Falling deeply in love with another person.

30. Tough It OutMeaning: To remain resillient even in hard times; enduring.
31. Man of Few WordsMeaning: A person who does not speak a great
deal; someone who talks with as few words as possible.

32. Quality TimeMeaning: Spending time with another to strengthen the

relationship.

33. Raining Cats and DogsMeaning: When it is raining heavily.

34. Keep Your Eyes PeeledMeaning: To be watchful; paying
careful attention to something.

35. Right Out of the GateMeaning: Right from the beginning; to do

something from the start.

36. Easy As PieMeaning: Something that is easy.

37. Put a Sock In ItMeaning: Asking someone to be quiet or to shut up.
38. Cut To The ChaseMeaning: To get to the point, leaving out all of the
unnecessary details.
39. Cry WolfMeaning: Someone that calls for help when it is not needed. Someone
who is lying.

40. Fish Out Of WaterMeaning: Someone being in a situation that they

are unfamiliar or unsuited for.

41. Playing For KeepsMeaning: Said when things are about to get

serious.

42. A Lot on One’s PlateMeaning: A lot (or too much) to do or cope

with.

43. Down For The CountMeaning: Someone or something that looks

to be defeated, or nearly so.

44. Cut The MustardMeaning: To cut the mustard is to meet a required

standard, or to meet expectations.

45. Top DrawerMeaning: High quality, exceptional; something that's very

valuable.

46. A Hundred and Ten PercentMeaning: Someone who

gives more than what seems to be possible.

47. Quick On the DrawMeaning: Performing an action with the greatest

of haste.

48. Keep On Truckin'Meaning: To keep going, pressing forward; never

stopping.

49. Beating Around the BushMeaning: Someone who is

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

50. A LemonMeaning: Usually a vehicle (but any device) that you buy that's
defective.