Idioms:
-To take the bull by the horns: means to deal with a difficult situation in a brave and firm way.
-Two heads are better than one: means that when two people work together they are more likely to solve a problem than one person doing it alone.
-To keep your head above water: means you are just managing to survive despite not having much money/time/things.
-It´s not my cup of tea: in English, if there's something we don't like much: a sport, a type of music, a person...
-I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China: We use this expression if there's something we would never do it.
-It's as good as a chocolate teapot: In English if something is completely useless we say this expression.
-There are plenty more fish in the sea: It means that there are other choices in a situation. It's often said to comfort someone who had a romanic break-up.
-The icing on the cake: It's used to refer to something good which is added to an already good thing or situation.
-It's just not cricket: is used in English to say that something is unfaur or dishonest.
-To toy with(somebody/something): means not to take someone's feelings seriously.
-A toyboy: is the younger boyfriend of an older person.
-Like a ton of brinks: it's used to express something that is very heavy. This expression can be used literally (to describe a heavy weight) or idiomatically (to describe a great surprise or someone that is overweight)
-To fly the nest: means to leave your parents' home for the first time you go and live somewhere else.
-A nest egg: is an amount of money you have saved in the future.
- I wasn't born yesterday: if someone is telling you a very obvious lie, you can use this expression.
-To have a whale of a time: means to have a lot of fun doing something.
-Size of a whale: it is an impolite way of saying they are large and overweight
Expressions with food:
-It's as easy as pie: if something is very easy.
-Pie-eyed: if someone is very drunk.
-To have a finger in many pies: it means you are involved in lot of different activities.
-A bad egg: in English if we want to saythat someone is bad or dishonest we call call him/her a bad egg.
-Don't pull all your eggs in one basket: you should never rely on (trust) only one plan in case it goes wrong.
-He got egg on his face: if someone makes a mistake which makes him/her look stupid.
-Full of beans: In English if someone is full of beans means that he/she is full of energy.
-I haven't got a bean: means that you have no money at all.
-Spill the beans: In English if we want to tell us something secret, we can say to them "Spill the beans".
-It's a hot potato: In English, if there is a delicate issue and people can't agree.
-They're like two peas in a pod: if two people look very similar we use this expression.
-He's gone bananas: In English if someone is very emotional and starts shouting and behawing in a crazy way, we can say this expression.
-It's a case of sour grapes: In English if somebody pretends not to be impressed by something because she/he feels jealous, we use this expression.
-A second bite of the cherry: In English if we try to do something a second time because we failed at first, we use this expression.
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