Using Idioms


 * It's no big deal. I just got a chip on my shoulder.
 * He gambles everyday. A fool and his money are easily parted.
 * You guys need to get your act together and realize the common enemy here! A house divided against itself cannot stand.
 * But a leopard can't change his spots. You will always be the same.
 * Relax, she did nothing. It was merely a slap on the wrist.
 * Aw, getting a taste of your own medicine, I see?
 * We are as it is in the worst possible situation, so please, do not add fuel to the fire.
 * You wouldn't touch me, you're all bark and no bite.
 * Don't ask me. Chemistry is all Greek to me.
 * Stop fighting, okay! We are all on the same boat here!
 * No way am I buying some dress that costs an arm and a leg.
 * So if you have an axe to grind with her, just deal it out now.
 * Yeah, we know, you put her before anything. She's the apple of your eye.
 * Too late now. The plane took off. She's as high as a kite.
 * He'll come back at the drop of a hat when he finds out what I have.
 * So that failed horribly. I guess we're back to the drawing board, huh?
 * She is gone. There's nothing you can do about it. You are beating a dead horse.
 * I'm willing to bend over backwards for you.
 * You can't handle these both. You're biting off more than you can chew.
 * You angered me, so I now have a bone to pick with you.
 * I did my best. It was close, but no cigar.
 * I will defend you no matter what, come hell or high water.
 * It's been three years since she was gone. You can't keep crying over spilt milk.
 * The whole month of July is the dog days of summer.
 * Don't put all of your eggs in one basket, divide your time and energy for everything.
 * Her alcoholism is becoming a problem, she drinks like a fish.
 * Show's over. Elvis has left the building, so get out.
 * You just need to find the silver lining in the schooldays.
 * Everything has been included. Food, water, snacks--everything, but the kitchen sink.
 * Don't worry, it'll get easier. You just need to find your feet.
 * The show was really promising, but it was just a flash in the pan.
 * No point in trying to convince you. You're fixed in your ways.
 * That skit was awful. He went down like a lead balloon.
 * Once he found out what happened, he lost his head.