Bite the Bullet (Meaning: Accepting something difficult or unpleasant)
Blood is Thicker than Water (Meaning: Family comes before everything else)
Break the Ice (Meaning: To commence a project or initiate a friendship)
Butter Someone Up (Meaning: To flatter someone)
Cat Got Your Tongue? (Meaning: Something said when a person is at a loss for words)
Caught Red-Handed (Meaning: To be caught doing something wrong)
Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
(Meaning: Hang on to valuable things when getting rid of unnecessary things)
Eat Humble Pie (Meaning: Making an apology and suffering humiliation along with it)
Give the Cold Shoulder (Meaning: A rude way of telling someone he isn’t welcome)
Go Cold Turkey (Meaning: To quit something abruptly)
Go the Whole 9 Yards (Meaning: To try one’s best)
Jaywalker (Meaning: One who crosses the street in a reckless or illegal manner)
Kick the Bucket (Meaning: To die)
Let Your Hair Down (Meaning: To relax or be at ease)
More Than You Can Shake a Stick At
(Meaning: Having more of something than you need)
No Spring Chicken (Meaning: Someone who is past his prime)
Pleased as Punch (Meaning: To be very happy)
Rub the Wrong Way (Meaning: To irritate, bother, or annoy someone)
Rule of Thumb (Meaning: A common, ubiquitous benchmark)
Run Amok (Meaning: Go crazy)
Saved by the Bell (Meaning: Rescued from an unwanted situation)
Show Your True Colors (Meaning: To reveal one’s true nature)
Sleep Tight (Meaning: Sleep well)
Spill the Beans (Meaning: To reveal a secret)
Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed (Meaning: Waking up in a bad mood)
Reference: 25 common sayings
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