be at the end of one's tether	no patience
be at a loose end	have nothing to do
hair stood on end	be frightened
knock sb down with a feather	be surprised
one's lips are sealed	keep a secret
lost one's head	lose control
blew one's top	be angry
get the gift of the gab	speak confidently,
tickled pink	very happy
a lump in one's throat	gula w gardle
led sb up the garden path	wpuścić kogoś w maliny
get hot under the collar	be annoyed
slipped sb mind	forget
be given the sack	fire sb
be taken for a ride	deceive
have forty winks	take a nap
tighten a belt	spend less money
let the cat out of the bag	reveal a secret
put one's foot in it	do sth by accidents
turn over a new leaf	change sb life
be in two minds about sth	unable to decide
fell off the back of a lorry	steal
cook the book	fałszować
be on last leg	tired or near to death
be over the moon	happy
be a bit thin on top	be bald
lost one's tongue	zapomnieć języka