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Idioms
4,285
Make A Note Of
168
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
151
At The Drop Of A Hat
109
Easy As Pie
122
A Piece Of Cake
148
Hold Your Horses
231
Eyes Are Bigger Than Stomach
152
Jumping Ship
106
Steer Clear
127
On The Ball
192
News To Me
129
Pedal To The Metal
129
Leap Of Faith
111
Like An Open Book
157
Bending Over Backwards
124
Butterflies In The Stomach
117
A Little Bird Told Me
149
Life In The Fast Lane
125
A Big Fish In A Small Pond
117
Take It Easy
131
A Diamond In The Rough
115
Just Deserts
97
Out Of Your Depth
101
Runs Deep
117
To Death
107
Get A Raw Deal
108
Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead
108
Make Someone’s Day
105
Don’t Give Up Your Day Job
105
In Broad Daylight
111
Late In The Day
117
Call It A Day
103
A Shot In The Dark
138
In The Dark
103
Not Cut Out For
123
Can’t Cut The Mustard
110
Off The Cuff
102
A Far Cry From
94
When It Comes To The Crunch
110
Crocodile Tears
99
Up The Creek
106
Take Its Course
99
A Couch Potato
115
In A Tight Corner
99
Lose Your Cool
119
Keep Your Cool
179
A Tough Cookie
108
In Inverted Commas
98
With Flying Colors
97
Left Out In The Cold
103
The Other Side Of The Coin
106
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
88
Like Clockwork
119
Turn Back The Clock
113
Round The Clock
161
Steer Clear Of
105
In The Clear
97
Squeaky Clean
93
Come Full Circle
91
Chip On Your Shoulder
88
Don’t Count Your Chickens
97
Get Something Off Your Chest
105
Change Of Heart
95
Chalk And Cheese
95
My Two Cents Worth
94
A Fat Cat
101
A Cash Cow
96
In The Cards
101
A Close Call
105
Have Your Cake And Eat It Too
96
At Touch Of A Button
93
Someone Means Business
97
Put On The Back Burner
112
Burn Your Boats
180
Burn Your Bridges
321
The Buck Stops Here
82
The Bubble Has Burst
76
Cross That Bridge When You Come To It
105
Hold Your Breath
100
Give Me A Break
100
The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
107
Bread And Butter
137
Out Of Bounds
116
Get To The Bottom Of
79
Give Someone The Boot
114
By The Book
83
Rock The Boat
107
Call Someone’s Bluff
86
Out Of The Blue
113
In Cold Blood
87
Black And Blue
82
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
94
Fit The Bill
115
A Safe Bet
100
Give The Benefit Of The Doubt
108
Round The Bend
108
Beggars Can’t Be Choosers
85
Spill The Beans
80
Keep Something At Bay
108
A Losing Battle
99
Jump On The Band Wagon
95
Get The Ball Rolling
274
Play Ball
112
Have A Ball
135
In The Balance
93
Be Someone’s Bag
163
Go Behind Someone’s Back
116
Turn Your Back On
117
Get Your Own Back
102
Be Glad To See The Back Of
133
Up In Arms
120
A Grey Area
87
Go Ape
163
In The Air
107
Clear The Air
112
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
129
A Piece of The Action
187
Clean Up Your Act
127
A Class Act
132
Get Your Act Together
96