| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A drop in the bucket | A very small amount. |
| 2. | A man’s home is his castle | Home is one’s private refuge. |
| 3. | A storm in a teacup | Big fuss over little. |
| 4. | A watched pot never boils | Waiting makes time feel slower. |
| 5. | As safe as houses | Very safe and reliable. |
| 6. | At your doorstep | Very close to you. |
| 7. | Behind closed doors | In private. |
| 8. | Between a rock and a hard place | Facing two bad choices. |
| 9. | Boil down to | Reduce to essentials. |
| 10. | Bread and butter | Basic income or livelihood. |
| 11. | Bring the house down | Get huge applause or laughter. |
| 12. | Butter someone up | Flatter to gain favor. |
| 13. | Butter wouldn’t melt | Seem innocent but isn’t. |
| 14. | Charity begins at home | Care for family first. |
| 15. | Chickens come home to roost | Past actions bring consequences. |
| 16. | Clean as a whistle | Very clean. |
| 17. | Clean slate | A fresh start. |
| 18. | Clean up your act | Improve your behavior. |
| 19. | Close to home | Personally relevant or sensitive. |
| 20. | Cool as a cucumber | Very calm. |
| 21. | Cry over spilled milk | Regret what’s already done. |
| 22. | Dead as a doornail | Completely dead. |
| 23. | Dog’s breakfast | A complete mess. |
| 24. | Dog’s dinner | A complete mess. |
| 25. | Don’t put all eggs in one basket | Don’t risk everything on one plan. |
| 26. | Door to door | Going house to house. |
| 27. | Dust off | Revive or reuse something. |
| 28. | Empty nest | Children have left home. |
| 29. | Feel at home | Feel comfortable and relaxed. |
| 30. | Fight like cats and dogs | Argue constantly. |
| 31. | Fill someone’s shoes | Replace someone successfully. |
| 32. | Fly the coop | Leave home or escape. |
| 33. | Get your house in order | Organize your affairs. |
| 34. | Go to the dogs | Decline badly. |
| 35. | Half-baked | Poorly planned or done. |
| 36. | Have a bun in the oven | Be pregnant. |
| 37. | Have your cake and eat it | Want incompatible advantages. |
| 38. | Hit close to home | Affect someone personally. |
| 39. | Home away from home | A second comfortable place. |
| 40. | Home in on | Focus in on something. |
| 41. | Home sweet home | Home is comforting and dear. |
| 42. | House of cards | A fragile plan or system. |
| 43. | Icing on the cake | An extra benefit. |
| 44. | If the shoe fits | If it applies to you. |
| 45. | If you can’t stand the heat | Avoid pressure if you can’t cope. |
| 46. | In someone’s shoes | In another person’s situation. |
| 47. | In the doghouse | In trouble with someone. |
| 48. | Iron out | Resolve small problems. |
| 49. | Keep it under your hat | Keep it secret. |
| 50. | Keep the home fires burning | Maintain things while others away. |
| 51. | Keep the kettle on | Be ready to welcome guests. |
| 52. | Keep the wolf from the door | Avoid hunger or poverty. |
| 53. | Knock your socks off | Amaze or impress greatly. |
| 54. | Know which side bread’s buttered | Know where advantage lies. |
| 55. | Leave no stone unturned | Search everywhere. |
| 56. | Let sleeping dogs lie | Avoid restarting old trouble. |
| 57. | Like a house on fire | Very quickly; very well. |
| 58. | Like taking candy from a baby | Very easy to do. |
| 59. | Lock, stock, and barrel | Completely; everything included. |
| 60. | Loose ends | Unfinished details. |
| 61. | Make a clean sweep | Win everything; remove all. |
| 62. | Make yourself at home | Be comfortable here. |
| 63. | Milk it | Exploit something for gain. |
| 64. | Nest egg | Money saved for future. |
| 65. | New broom sweeps clean | New leaders make quick changes. |
| 66. | Not a dry eye in the house | Everyone was moved to tears. |
| 67. | Not fit to hold a candle | Not nearly as good. |
| 68. | Not my cup of tea | Not to my taste. |
| 69. | Not worth a hill of beans | Not important or valuable. |
| 70. | On the front burner | High priority now. |
| 71. | On the house | Free of charge. |
| 72. | Open the door to | Create an opportunity for. |
| 73. | Out of the frying pan | From bad to worse. |
| 74. | People in glass houses | Don’t criticize if you’re flawed. |
| 75. | Piece of cake | Very easy. |
| 76. | Pot calling the kettle black | Accusing others of your fault. |
| 77. | Pull your socks up | Improve your effort. |
| 78. | Put a sock in it | Be quiet. |
| 79. | Put it on the back burner | Delay dealing with it. |
| 80. | Raining cats and dogs | Raining very heavily. |
| 81. | Rainy day | A time of need. |
| 82. | Rub salt in the wound | Make pain worse. |
| 83. | Salt away | Save for later. |
| 84. | Show someone the door | Make someone leave. |
| 85. | Smart cookie | A clever person. |
| 86. | Spring cleaning | Thorough cleaning and clearing out. |
| 87. | Stone’s throw | A very short distance. |
| 88. | Sweep under the rug | Hide a problem. |
| 89. | Take the cake | Be the most remarkable. |
| 90. | Take with a pinch of salt | Be skeptical about it. |
| 91. | Tie up loose ends | Finish remaining details. |
| 92. | Tighten your belt | Spend less money. |
| 93. | Too many cooks spoil the broth | Too many helpers ruin things. |
| 94. | Tough cookie | A strong, resilient person. |
| 95. | Under lock and key | Securely locked away. |
| 96. | Wait for the other shoe to drop | Expect more trouble coming. |
| 97. | Walk on eggshells | Act very carefully. |
| 98. | Work like a dog | Work very hard. |
| 99. | Worth one’s salt | Competent and deserving pay. |
| 100. | Write home about | Worth mentioning with pride. |
