1. a blessing in disguise losing that job is a blessing in disguise
2. a picture worth than 1000 words
3. a piece of cake that exam was a piece of cake
4. actions speak louder than words I'm going to let him show his love because actions speak louder than words.
5. add insult to injury I was late and, to add insult to injury, I forgot my keys
6. as cheap as chips don't worry about paying me back. they were as cheap as chips.
7. barking the wrong tree: to be wrong about the way to achieve something eg. I think you are barking the wrong tree. rather than reading the textbook cover to cover, you should try to sqrrr method.
8. beat around the brush I'm not going to beat around the brush. I hate your boyfriend
9. better late than never. wow, she finally turned up. better late than never.
10. bite off more than you can chew
11. bite the bullet: to force yourself to do something unpleasant, uncomfortable or difficult in a difficult situation eg. I'm going to bite the bullet and quit the job.
12. break a leg: good luck. eg. break a leg tonight. you are an amazing actor.
13. break the ice: to make people who have not met each other before feel more relax and comfortable eg. I have organized a fun game to help us all to break the ice.
14. to call it a day: to stop what you are doing because you think you have done enough or don't want to do anymore. eg.I'm exhausted. I think i am going to call it a day.
15. cost an arm and a ley: very expensive eg. that coat looks like cost an arm and a leg.
16. cut corners: to do something in the fastest, easiest or cheapest way. eg. the report is of poor quality. i think the author may have cut some corners. \
17. cut somebody some slack: to give someone additional freedom eg. because it was the last day of the class, the teacher cut the students some slack
18.dodon't give up your day job: used to tell somebody that you don't think they're very good at something eg. your drum solo was very entertaining. but don't give up your day job.
19. put all your eggs in one basket
20. easy does it: used to tell someone to do something carefully and slowly. eg. easy does it. don't spill that paint.
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