| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A bird in the hand | A sure thing is best. |
| 2. | A blessing in disguise | Something good from bad. |
| 3. | A chip off the old block | Like one’s parent. |
| 4. | A dime a dozen | Very common and cheap. |
| 5. | A drop in the bucket | A very small amount. |
| 6. | A leopard can’t change spots | People don’t change much. |
| 7. | A little goes a long way | Small amount is enough. |
| 8. | A penny for your thoughts | What are you thinking? |
| 9. | A stitch in time saves nine | Fix early to avoid trouble. |
| 10. | A watched pot never boils | Waiting makes time feel slow. |
| 11. | Add fuel to the fire | Make a bad situation worse. |
| 12. | All bark and no bite | Threatening but not dangerous. |
| 13. | All in the same boat | Sharing the same problem. |
| 14. | All that glitters isn’t gold | Looks can deceive. |
| 15. | All thumbs | Clumsy with hands. |
| 16. | Back in the day | In the past. |
| 17. | Back to square one | Return to the beginning. |
| 18. | Barking up the wrong tree | Blaming the wrong person. |
| 19. | Bats in the belfry | A bit crazy. |
| 20. | Beat around the bush | Avoid saying it directly. |
| 21. | Beggars can’t be choosers | Take what you can get. |
| 22. | Behind the eight ball | In a difficult spot. |
| 23. | Bend over backwards | Try extremely hard. |
| 24. | Bite the bullet | Face something unpleasant bravely. |
| 25. | Bite your tongue | Stop yourself from speaking. |
| 26. | Call it a day | Stop working for now. |
| 27. | Calm before the storm | Quiet before trouble starts. |
| 28. | Can’t hold a candle | Not nearly as good. |
| 29. | Cast pearls before swine | Waste good things on unworthy. |
| 30. | Cat got your tongue? | Why aren’t you speaking? |
| 31. | Catch-22 | No-win situation. |
| 32. | Caught red-handed | Caught in the act. |
| 33. | Chew the fat | Chat casually. |
| 34. | Chickens come home to roost | Past actions bring consequences. |
| 35. | Chip on your shoulder | A resentful attitude. |
| 36. | Devil is in the details | Small things cause problems. |
| 37. | Don’t count your chickens | Don’t assume success early. |
| 38. | Don’t put all eggs one basket | Don’t risk everything on one. |
| 39. | Don’t rock the boat | Don’t cause trouble. |
| 40. | Don’t shoot the messenger | Don’t blame the bearer. |
| 41. | Don’t split hairs | Don’t argue tiny details. |
| 42. | Down to the wire | At the last moment. |
| 43. | Drag your feet | Delay on purpose. |
| 44. | Draw the line | Set a firm limit. |
| 45. | Dressed to the nines | Dressed very well. |
| 46. | Easy as pie | Very easy. |
| 47. | Eat humble pie | Admit you were wrong. |
| 48. | Every cloud has silver lining | Good can come from bad. |
| 49. | Face the music | Accept consequences. |
| 50. | Fair and square | Honestly and legally. |
| 51. | Fall off the wagon | Return to a bad habit. |
| 52. | Feather your nest | Enrich yourself selfishly. |
| 53. | Few and far between | Rare and uncommon. |
| 54. | Fiddle while Rome burns | Ignore crisis; do trivial things. |
| 55. | Find your feet | Become comfortable in new situation. |
| 56. | Fit as a fiddle | Very healthy. |
| 57. | Fly off the handle | Lose temper suddenly. |
| 58. | For the birds | Worthless; not good. |
| 59. | From rags to riches | From poor to wealthy. |
| 60. | Get a taste of own medicine | Suffer what you caused others. |
| 61. | Get cold feet | Lose courage; hesitate. |
| 62. | Get the hang of it | Learn how to do it. |
| 63. | Get your act together | Become organized and responsible. |
| 64. | Give it a rest | Stop talking or doing that. |
| 65. | Give the cold shoulder | Ignore someone deliberately. |
| 66. | Go down in flames | Fail spectacularly. |
| 67. | Go the extra mile | Do more than required. |
| 68. | Go to pot | Deteriorate badly. |
| 69. | Haste makes waste | Rushing causes mistakes. |
| 70. | Have a ball | Have a great time. |
| 71. | Have a screw loose | Be slightly crazy. |
| 72. | Have bigger fish to fry | Have more important things. |
| 73. | Have your cake and eat it | Want two incompatible benefits. |
| 74. | Head over heels | Deeply in love. |
| 75. | Hear it on the grapevine | Learn via rumors. |
| 76. | Hit the hay | Go to bed. |
| 77. | I wasn’t born yesterday | I’m not easily fooled. |
| 78. | If it ain’t broke | Don’t change what works. |
| 79. | In a nutshell | In brief. |
| 80. | In hot water | In trouble. |
| 81. | In the nick of time | Just in time. |
| 82. | It takes two to tango | Both share responsibility. |
| 83. | It’s not rocket science | It’s not that hard. |
| 84. | Jack of all trades | Good at many things. |
| 85. | Jump the gun | Start too early. |
| 86. | Keep your chin up | Stay positive. |
| 87. | Keep your eyes peeled | Watch carefully. |
| 88. | Keep your nose clean | Stay out of trouble. |
| 89. | Kick the bucket | Die. |
| 90. | Kill two birds one stone | Do two things at once. |
| 91. | Knee-high to a grasshopper | Very young and small. |
| 92. | Knock on wood | Hope to avoid bad luck. |
| 93. | Know the ropes | Understand how things work. |
| 94. | Lend a hand | Help out. |
| 95. | Let sleeping dogs lie | Don’t revive old trouble. |
| 96. | Let the cat out bag | Reveal a secret. |
| 97. | Like a bull in china shop | Very clumsy. |
| 98. | Like father, like son | Children resemble parents. |
| 99. | Live and learn | Learn from experience. |
| 100. | Look before you leap | Think before acting. |
