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 |