1. a piece of cake.—something easy to do
2. a wet blanket –boring/afraid to have fun
3. all ears—listening carefully
4. pull one’s leg –-joke with sb
5. have green fingers—be good at gardening
6. the top dog—an important person in an organization
7. give sb the cold shoulder –be not friendly to sb
8. rain dogs and rats –rain heavily
9. not my cup of tea—not really to one’s taste
10. as strong as a horse—very strong
11. as busy as a bee –very busy
12. as poor as a church mouse –very poor
13. as cool as a cucumber –very calm
14. sleep like a log –sleep very deeply
15. white as a sheet –pale because of pale
16. tickled pink—delighted; very pleased
17. in the red--- in debt
18. in the black—having money in the bank account
19. feel blue –unhappy; sad
20. green with envy—jealous
21. feet of clay—a hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect
22. see the handwriting on the wall –see signs that disaster is coming
23. kill the fatted calf –have a large celebration
24. you reap what you sow –our small kindnesses often bring us rich rewards, while our small offence can bring disasters.
25. the apple of somebody’s eye—a child who is loved very much by his or her parents.
26. be a weed—weak and not brave
27. as hungry as a lion—wanting something very much
28. as sharp as a spear—very clever
29. black is white and white is black—things appear different
30. cast-iron nerves – a very strong will
31. as sly as a fox—clever at tricking others
32. eat like a bird – eat very little
33. as tall as a tree—very tall
34. at the drop of a hat—immediately
35. know the ropes—to know how to do something
36. child’s play—an easy job
37. see eye to eye –to have the same opinion as someone else
38. a feather in one’s cap—something that you can be proud of
39. on a shoestring –having very little money
40. Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched. --Don’t count on something going well until it happens.