01

A BLESSING
IN DISGUISE
 Eg:

Myacar broke
bad thing down.
It was a blessing in disguise,
that turns out
though, I could have been
to in
involved bea good
car accident.
02
A dime
A dozen
 Eg:

This kind of
to be common, T-shirt
is becoming a dime a dozen.
notsomething
I want uniqueelse.
03Beating
A dead horse
 Eg:

to do useless things,
He tried to revive his garden
to spend effort
but he was just on
beating a dead horse.
things that ended
04
Do sth
at the drop
of a hat
 Eg:

I would travel to
be willing to do sthEngland
at the drop of a hat
immediately
if I had money.
05
Bite the bullet
 Eg:
decide/accept
He had to bite the bullet
to do sth
so as to save his company.
unpleasant
06Cut
corners
 Eg:

The government cut
to do sth in thecorners 
when they built the school
cheapest, quickest way
with bad materials,
(disapproving)
and put everyone in danger.
 07
Get a taste
of one’s own medicine
 Eg:
toTheget
bullythe
got a same
taste of
his own medicine
bad treatment
when he got caught
one gives others
by the principal.
08 Get
a second wind
 Eg:
He planned to spend
to get one’s energy
the longest vacation ever
back but
after a period of tiredness
he got his second wind
and continued his work.
09
No pain,
no gain
 Eg:
I am going to the gym twice a day
hard work
and all my muscles ache,
leads to success
but you know what they say, 
no pain no gain!
 10
Speak of the
devil
 Eg:
when
Well, someone
speak of the devil,
being mentioned
we were just
talking about you.
just arrives