Beat around the bush - “Please stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.” - Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable, Bite the bullet - “I finally bit the bullet and went to the dentist after waiting for months.” - To get something over with because it is inevitable, yet unpleasant., Break a leg - “You’re going to do great in the play tonight. Break a leg!” - Good luck, Once in a blue moon; “I only eat fast food once in a blue moon - “I usually cook at home.” - Very rarely, Kill two birds with one stone - “By walking to work, I kill two birds with one stone: I save money and get exercise.” - To solve two problems with one action., Speak of the devil - “Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you when you walked in.” - Said when someone appears just as you’re talking about them, Under the weather - “I’m feeling a bit under the weather today; I might stay home and rest.” - Feeling slightly ill., Bull in a China shop - “You are like a bull in a china shop, a complete misfit in a museum.“ - If someone behaves like a bull in a China shop, they are clumsy when they should be careful., Can of worms - “Corruption is a serious problem, but nobody has yet been willing to open up that can of worms - If an action can create serious problems, it is opening a can of worms, Every cloud has a silver lining - “Even though you just got fired, remember that every cloud has a silver lining—at least you don’t have to work for that grouchy boss anymore!“ - You can find good in every bad situation., Spill the Beans - “Tom accidentally spilled the beans about the surprise party.“ - To reveal a secret, When pigs fly - “He’ll clean his room when pigs fly.” - Something that will never happen.,

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