Some common English idioms
all's well that ends well - a successful outcome is worth the effort
all thumbs clumsy
at the end of one's rope - at the limit of one's ability to cope

bark worse than one's bite - not as bad-tempered as one appears
bend over backwards - try very hard
bite the bullet - endure in a difficult situation
bite the dust - go down in defeat
blow it - fail at something
bury the hatchet - make peace

cat got your tongue? - can't talk?
come alive - brighten up and become active
cough up - give unwillingly

different strokes for different folks - everyone has different interests and tastes
dressed to kill - wear one's finest clothing
dressed to the teeth - dressed elegantly
drive someone up a wall - annoy someone greatly
duck soup - easy, effortless
early bird catches the worm - arriving early gives one an advantage
eating someone - bothering or worrying someone
eyes are bigger than one's stomatch - take more food than one can eat
face the music - accept the consequences
feed someone a line - deceive someone
feel like a million dollars - feel wonderful
fishy - strange and suspicious
for a song - for very little money
for the birds - uninteresting and meaningless
fork over - hand over, give
get away clean - escape punishment
get in someone's hair - stop bothering someone
get off some's back - stop bothering someone
get the ax - be dismissed, fired
get the ball rolling - initiate action
get the jump on someone - get the advantage over someone
get up on the wrong side of the bed - wake up in a bad mood
give it one's best shot - try hard
give someone the slip - make a getaway
go fly a kite - go away!
go to bat for someone - help out and support someone
go to the dogs - become rundown
hang on - persevere
have the world by the tail - be successful and happy
hit the ceiling - become very angry
hit the hay - go to bed
horse around - play around
horse of a different color - quite a different matter
hot under the collar - extremely angry
if the shoe fits, wear it - admit the truth
in stiches - laughing very hard
in the hole - in debt
jump down someone's throat - become angry with someone
jump the gun - to be hasty
keep under one's hat - keep something a secret
kick the bucket - die
kick up one's heels - celebrate
knock someone's socks off - enthuse and excite
leave someone high and dry - abandon someone
lemon - something defective
let sleeping dogs lie - do not agitate a potential source of trouble
let the cat out of the bag - inform before hand
lose one's shirt - lose a great deal of money
make a splash - be successful and attract attention
make ends meet - pay one's bills
mind one's P's and Q's - take care in speech and action
money talks - money can influence people
not have a leg to stand on - to have no good defense for one's opinion or actions
on ice - set aside for future use
on one's last legs - sick and failing
on the line - in danger of being lost
out of the woods - out of danger
out on a limb - in a risky position
paint the town red - carouse and have a good time
pay through the nose - pay too high a price
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones - one should not criticize when one is equally at fault
play it by ear - improvise as one goes along
pull someone's leg - fool someone
pull strings - exert influence
put on'es money where one's mouth is - follow through with a stated intention
raise a stink - protest strongly

scrach someone's back - return a favor
sell someone down the river - betray someone
sell someone short - underestimate someone
shake a leg - hurry
shape up or ship out - behave properly or leave
shoot off one's mouth - express one's opinions loudly
shoot the breeze - chat informally
sitting pretty - in a fortunate position
smell a rat - feeel that something is wrong
snow job - insincere talk
spill the beans - reveal a secret
spread oneself too thin - become involved in too many activities
stick out one's neck - take a risk
stick to one's guns - maintain one's position
straight from the horse's mouth - from a reliable source
string someone along - lead someone on dishonestly

take the bull by the horns - take decisie action in a difficult situation
talk through one's hat - make foolish statements
tongue-in-cheek - not serious
toot one's own horn - boast
turn someone off - disgust someone

up one's sleeve - concealed

wet blanket - dull or boring person who spoils the happiness of others