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Idiom: a group of words whose meaning as a unit is different from the literal meaning of each word
separately (“Shoot yourself in the foot” is an idiom that means to do something that hurts yourself.)

• be in the same boat

to be in the same unpleasant situation as other people:

She is always complaining that she doesn’t have enough money, but we're all in the same boat.

 hit the nail on the head

to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem

 hold your horses

used to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something:

Just hold your horses, Bill! Let's think about this for a moment.

 once in a blue moon: not very often

My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon.

 hold your tongue: to not speak

Hold your tongue, young man!

 pull someone's leg

to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke:

Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?

 read between the lines

to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write:

Reading between the lines, I'd say he isn't happy with the situation.

• let the cat out of the bag

reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake