A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush

IDIOMS A descriptive than words. A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In A Piece of Cake: The Bush: A task that can be accomplished very Having something that is certain is much easily. better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything. A Slap on the Wrist: A very mild punishment. A Blessing In Disguise: Something good that isn't recognized at A Taste Of Your Own Medicine: first. When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others. A Chip On Your Shoulder: Being upset for something that happened A Toss-Up: in the past. A result that is still unclear and can go either way. A Dime A Dozen: Anything that is common and easy to get. Actions Speak Louder Than Words: It's better to actually do something than A Doubting Thomas: just talk about it. A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something. Add Fuel To The Fire: Whenever something is done to make a A Drop in the Bucket: bad situation even worse than it is. A very small part of something big or whole. Against The Clock: Rushed and short on time. A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted: All Bark And No Bite: It's easy for a foolish person to lose When someone is threatening and/or his/her money. aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight. A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: All Greek to me: Everyone involved must unify and function Meaningless and incomprehensible like together or it will not work out. someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be. A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are. All In The Same Boat: When everyone is facing the same A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: challenges. By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little). An Arm And A Leg: A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: Very expensive. A large amount of money. A visual presentation is far more IDIOMS An Axe To Grind: Between A Rock And A Hard Place: To have a dispute with someone. Stuck between two very bad options.

Apple of My Eye: Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: Someone who is cherished above all To take on a task that is way to big. others. Bite Your Tongue: As High As A Kite: To avoid talking. Anything that is high up in the sky. Blood Is Thicker Than Water: At The Drop Of A Hat: The family bond is closer than anything Willing to do something immediately. else.

Blue Moon: B A rare event or occurrence. Back Seat Driver: Break A Leg: People who criticize from the sidelines, A superstitious way to say 'good luck' much like someone giving unwanted without saying 'good luck', but rather the advice from the back seat of a vehicle to opposite. the driver. Buy A Lemon: Back To Square One: To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives Having to start all over again. problems or stops running after you drive it away Back To The Drawing Board: When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over. C Can't Cut The Mustard : Baker's Dozen: Someone who isn't adequate enough to Thirteen. compete or participate.

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: Cast Iron Stomach: A mistake made in something you are Someone who has no problems, trying to achieve. complications or ill effects with eating anything or drinking anything. Beat A Dead Horse: To force an issue that has already ended. Charley Horse: Beating Around The Bush: Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue. Chew someone out: Verbally scold someone. Bend Over Backwards: Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do Chip on his Shoulder: anything. Angry today about something that occured in the past. IDIOMS 100% identical. A duplicate. Chow Down: To eat. Devil's Advocate: Someone who takes a position for the sake Close but no Cigar: of argument without believing in that To be very near and almost accomplish a particular side of the arguement. It can goal, but fall short. also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, Cock and Bull Story: to another debater. An unbelievable tale. Dog Days of Summer: Come Hell Or High Water: The hottest days of the summer season. Any difficult situation or obstacle. Don't count your chickens before they Crack Someone Up: hatch: To make someone laugh. Don't rely on it until your sure of it.

Cross Your Fingers: Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth: To hope that something happens the way When someone gives you a gift, don't be you want it to. ungrateful.

Cry Over Spilt Milk: Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket: When you complain about a loss from the Do not put all your resources in one past. possibility.

Cry Wolf: Doozy: Intentionally raise a false alarm. Something outstanding.

Cup Of Joe: Down To The Wire: A cup of coffee. Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds. Curiosity Killed The Cat: Being Inquisitive can lead you into a Drastic Times Call For Drastic dangerous situation. Measures: When you are extremely desperate you Cut to the Chase: need to take extremely desperate actions. Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point. Drive someone up the wall: To irritate and/or annoy very much.

D Dropping Like Flies: Dark Horse: A large number of people either falling ill One who was previously unknown and is or dying. now prominent. Dry Run: Dead Ringer: Rehearsal. IDIOMS Flash In The Pan: Something that shows potential or looks E promising in the beginning but fails to Eighty Six: deliver anything in the end. A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away. Flea Market: A swap meet. A place where people gather Elvis has left the building: to buy and sell inexpensive goods. The show has come to an end. It's all over. Flesh and Blood: Ethnic Cleansing: This idiom can mean living material of Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group which people are made of, or it can refer on a massive scale. to someone's family.

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Foam at the Mouth: Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead To be enraged and show it. to better days. Fools' Gold: Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that Almost everything and anything has been resembles real gold. included. From Rags To Riches: Excuse my French: To go from being very poor to being very Please forgive me for cussing. wealthy.

Cock and Bull Story: Fuddy-duddy: An unbelievable tale. An old-fashioned and foolish type of person. F Feeding Frenzy: An aggressive attack on someone by a group.

Field Day: G An enjoyable day or circumstance. Get Down to Brass Tacks: Finding Your Feet: To become serious about something. To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing. Get Over It: To move beyond something that is Finger lickin' good: bothering you. A very tasty food or meal. Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed: Fixed In Your Ways: Someone who is having a horrible day. Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something. Get Your Walking Papers: Get fired from a job. IDIOMS When one player scores three goals in the Give Him The Slip: same hockey game. This idiom can also To get away from. To escape. mean three scores in any other sport, such as 3 homeruns, 3 touchdowns, 3 soccer Go Down Like A Lead Balloon: goals, etc. To be received badly by an audience. Have an Axe to Grind: Go For Broke: To have a dispute with someone. To gamble everything you have. He Lost His Head: Go Out On A Limb: Angry and overcome by emotions. Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something. Head Over Heels: Very excited and/or joyful, especially when Go The Extra Mile: in love. Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand. Hell in a Handbasket: Deteriorating and headed for complete Good Samaritan: disaster. Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for High Five: compensation, and no thought of a reward. Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration gesture. Graveyard Shift: Working hours from about 12:00 am to High on the Hog: 8:00 am. The time of the day when most Living in Luxury. other people are sleeping. Hit The Books: Great Minds Think Alike: To study, especially for a test or exam. Intelligent people think like each other. Hit The Hay: Go to bed or go to sleep. Green Room: The waiting room, especially for those who Hit The Nail on the Head: are about to go on a tv or radio show. Do something exactly right or say something exactly right. Gut Feeling: A personal intuition you get, especially Hit The Sack: when feel something may not be right. Go to bed or go to sleep.

Hocus Pocus: In general, a term used in magic or H trickery. Haste Makes Waste: Quickly doing things results in a poor Hold Your Horses: ending. Be patient.

Hat Trick: IDIOMS Crossing the street (from the middle) I without using the crosswalk. Icing On The Cake: When you already have it good and get Joshing Me: something on top of what you already Tricking me. have.

Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools: K You are more likely to get in trouble if you Keep An Eye On Him: have nothing to do. You should carefully watch him.

If It's Not One Thing, It's Another: Keep body and soul together: When one thing goes wrong, then another, To earn a sufficient amount of money in and another... order to keep yourself alive .

In The Bag: Keep your chin up: To have something secured. To remain joyful in a tough situation.

In The Heat Of The Moment: Kick The Bucket: Overwhelmed by what is happening in the Die. moment. Kitty-corner: In Your Face: Diagonally across. Sometimes called Catty- An aggressive and bold confrontation. Corner as well.

It Takes Two To Tango: Knee Jerk Reaction: A two person conflict where both people A quick and automatic response. are at fault. Knock On Wood: It's A Small World: Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid You frequently see the same people in some bad luck. different places. Know the Ropes: Its Anyone's Call: To understand the details. A competition where the outcome is difficult to judge or predict.

Ivy League: L Since 1954 the Ivy League has been the Last but not least: following universities: Columbia, Brown, An introductory phrase to let the audience Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, Pennsylvania, know that the last person mentioned is no Princeton, and Harvard. Extra fancy; top less important than those introduced knotch; polished before him/her.

Lend Me Your Ear: J To politely ask for someone's full attention. Jaywalk: IDIOMS Let Bygones Be Bygones: To forget about a disagreement or Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You: argument. Don't hurt anyone that helps you.

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: New kid on the block: To avoid restarting a conflict. Someone new to the group or area.

Let The Cat Out Of The Bag: New York Minute: To share a secret that wasn't supposed to A minute that seems to go by quickly, be shared. especially in a fast paced environment.

Level playing field: No Dice: A fair competition where no side has an To not agree. To not accept a proposition. advantage. No Room to Swing a Cat: Like a chicken with its head cut off: An unsually small or confined space. To act in a frenzied manner. Not Playing With a Full Deck: Someone who lacks intelligence. Long in the Tooth: Old people (or horses).

Loose Cannon: Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check. O

Off On The Wrong Foot: M Getting a bad start on a relationship or Make No Bones About: task. To state a fact so there are no doubts or objections. Off The Hook: No longer have to deal with a tough Method To My Madness: situation. Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a Off the Record: good reason. Something said in confidence that the one speaking doesn't want attributed to Mumbo Jumbo: him/her. Nonsense or meaningless speech. On Pins And Needles: Mum's the word: Anxious or nervous, especially in To keep quiet. To say nothing. anticipation of something.

On The Fence: N Undecided. Nest Egg: Savings set aside for future use. On The Same Page: IDIOMS When multiple people all agree on the same thing. Pipe Down: To shut-up or be quiet. Out Of The Blue: Something that suddenly and unexpectedly Practice Makes Perfect: occurs. By constantly practicing, you will become better. Out On A Limb: When someone puts themself in a risky Pull the plug: situation. To stop something. To bring something to an end. Out On The Town: To enjoy yourself by going out. Pulling Your Leg: Tricking someone as a joke. Over My Dead Body: When you absolutely will not allow Put a sock in it: something to happen. To tell noisy person or a group to be quiet.

Over the Top: Very excessive. R

P Raincheck: An offer or deal that is declined right now Pass The Buck: but willing to accept later. Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else. Raining Cats and Dogs: A very loud and noisy rain storm. Pedal to the metal: To go full speed, especially while driving a Riding Shotgun: vehicle. Riding in the front passenger seat of a car.

Peeping Tom: Rise and Shine: Someone who observes people in the nude Time to get out of bed and get ready for or sexually active people, mainly for his work/school. own gratification. Rome Was Not Built In One Day: Pick up your ears: If you want something to be completed To listen very carefully. properly, then its going to take time.

Pig In A Poke: Rule Of Thumb: A deal that is made without first examining A rough estimate. it. Run out of steam: Pig Out : To be completely out of energy. To eat alot and eat it quickly. IDIOMS It is your decision this time.

S The Best Of Both Worlds: Saved By The Bell: There are two choices and you have them Saved at the last possible moment. both.

Scapegoat: The Bigger They Are The Harder They Someone else who takes the blame. Fall: While the bigger and stronger opponent Scot-free: might be alot more difficult to beat, when To escape and not have to pay. you do they suffer a much bigger loss.

Sick As A Dog: The Last Straw: To be very sick (with the flu or a cold). When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation, the last Sixth Sense: straw is the last small burden that one can A paranormal sense that allows you to take. communicate with the dead. The Whole Nine Yards: Skid Row: Everything. All of it. The rundown area of a city where the homeless and drug users live. Third times a charm: After no success the first two times, the Smell A Rat: third try is a lucky one. To detect somone in the group is betraying the others. Tie the knot: To get married. Smell Something Fishy: Detecting that something isn't right and Til the cows come home: there might be a reason for it. A long time.

Son of a Gun: To Make A Long Story Short: A scamp. Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep Southpaw: his/her audience from losing attention. Someone who is left-handed. Usually the story isn't shortened.

Spitting Image: To Steal Someone's Thunder: The exact likeness or kind. To take the credit for something someone else did. Start From Scratch: To do it all over again from the beginning. Tongue And Cheek: humor, not to be taken serious.

Turn A Blind Eye: T Refuse to acknowledge something you The Ball Is In Your Court: know is real or legit. IDIOMS When Pigs Fly : Twenty three skidoo: Something that will never ever happen. To be turned away. Wild and Woolly: U Uncultured and without laws. Under the weather: Wild and Dine: Feeling ill or sick. When somebody is treated to an expensive meal. Up a blind alley: Going down a course of action that leads Without A Doubt: to a bad outcome. For certain.

Use Your Loaf: Use your head. Think smart. X X marks the spot: A phrase that is said when someone finds V something he/she has been looking for.

Van Gogh's ear for music: Tone deaf. Y Variety Is The Spice Of Life: You Are What You Eat: The more experiences you try the more In order to stay healthy you must eat exciting life can be. healthy foods.

You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover: Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on W appearance. Wag the Dog: You Can't Take it With You: A diversion away from something of Enjoy what you have and not what you greater importance. don't have, since when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you. Water Under The Bridge: Anything from the past that isn't significant Your Guess Is As Good As Mine: or important anymore. I have no idea.

Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve: To openly and freely express your emotions. Z When It Rains, It Pours: Zero Tolerance: Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be No crime or law breaking big or small will a huge storm. be overlooked. IDIOMS

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