 opsy-turvy

Meaning: Upset; with the top where the bottom should be.

 Bone dry
Meaning: Completely dry.

 Knock on wood
Meaning: This phrase is used by people who rap their knuckles on a piece of wood hoping to stave off
bad luck. In the UK, the phrase 'touch wood' is used - often jokingly by tapping one's head. The phrases
are sometimes spoken when a person is already experiencing some good fortune and hope that it will
continue - for example "I've been winning on every race - touch wood".

 One good turn deserves another

Meaning: Something given in return for a item of equivalent value - like tit for tat.

 Bated breath
Meaning: Breathing that is subdued because of some emotion or difficulty.

 A list of phrases about money and wealth

Meaning: 

 Word for word

Meaning: A precise following of another's words, that is, verbatim, either in spoken repetition of those
words or in a close study of a text.

 Baptism of fire
Meaning: An ordeal or martyrdom. More recently, a soldier's first experience of battle.

 In the red
Meaning: To be 'in the red' is to be in debt.

 Eat humble pie

Meaning: Act submissively and apologetically, especially in admitting an error.