cry over spilt milk | waste time feeling upset about sth bad that has happened and cannot be changed | |
fly off the handle | suddenly become extremely angry without a good reason | |
give sb a taste/dose of their own medicine | treat someone in the sam bad way they treat other people | |
give sth a miss | decide not to do sth that you usually do | |
grin and bear it | accept a difficult situation without complaining or showing how you feel | |
keep a straight face | remain serious and not laugh | |
keep your hair on | used for telling someone not to get angry or upset | |
kick yourself | be very annoyed because you have made a mistake, missed an opportunity, etc | |
let off steam | shout or do something that allows you to get rid of anger | |
let sleeping dogs lie | leave a person or situation alone if they might cause you trouble | |
never/don't look a gift horse in the mouth | if you are given sth good, you should not complain about it or not to try to find defects in it | |
up in arms about | angry and complaining about sth | |