| A basket case | a crazy person |
| A bull in a china shop | someone who is very clumsy |
| A gray area | something unclear |
| A little birdie told me | someone told me a secret |
| A piece of cake | very easy done |
| A rip off | too expensive |
| Be in hot water | be in trouble |
| Be in the same boat | be in the same situation |
| Be second to none | be the best |
| Have a bee in (your) bonnet | be obsessed with an idea |
| Birdbrain | somone who is not very smart |
| Put a bug in his ear | make a suggestion |
| Call it a day | time to quit |
| Cat got your tongue? | why aren't you talking? |
| Cross your fingers | for good luck |
| Cry crocodile tears | to pretend to be upset |
| Curiosity killed the cat | asking may get you in trouble |
| Doggy bag | a bag to take home leftovers from a restaurant |
| Draw a blank | can't remember |
| Fish out of water | being somewhere you don't belong |
| For the birds | something that is not worth anything |
| Get a kick out of something/doing something | enjoy something very much |
| Get cold feet | be nervous |
| Get off your high horse | quit thinking you are better than others |
| Get your act together | behave properly |
| Give it a shot | try |
| Give someone the cold shoulder | Ignore someone |
| Goose is cooked | now you're in trouble |
| Have a change of heart | change your mind |
| Have a shot at | have a chance |
| Have mixed feelings | unsure how you feel |
| Have second thoughts | have doubts |
| Hold your horses | wait a minute |
| Horse of a different color | something that is different |
| Hot dog | a person doing athletic stunts that are dangerous |
| I am all ears | You have my undivided attention |
| It costs an arm and a leg | it was expensive |
| It is in the bag | it is a certainty |
| A different kettle of fish | something is completely different |
| Let the cat out of the bag | tell a secret |
| Make a mountain out of a molehill | Make something that is not important into a big deal |
| Out of the blue | with no warning |
| Pig out | to eat a lot |
| Play it by ear | improvise |
| Raining cats and dogs | it is raning very hard |
| Read between the lines | find the hidden meaning |
| See eye to eye | agree |
| It slipped my mind | I forgot |
| Speak your mind | say what you really feel |
| The icing on the cake | something additional that turns good into great |
| Wolf in sheep's clothing | a person who pretends to be nice but is not |
| You can't teach an old dog new tricks | It is harder to older people to learn new things |
