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off the beaten

track

travel on a...

shoestring

as deaf as

a post

Home is where...

the heart is

Less is ...

more

it works like

a dream

I smell ... (animal)

a rat.

His/her bark is worse than

his/her bite

Red.... (bureaucracy)

tape

a penny for..

your thoughts

to get itchy

feet

Tell a .... (to tell a fib)

a white lie

All that glitters ...

is not gold

to drink like

a fish

make up .... (make a decision)

your mind

be a dark ... (animal)

horse

The grass is always greener on the other...

side of the fence

There are other fish...

in the sea

to sleep like

a log

as quick as

a flash

to be a smart...

alec

Once in the ... (rarely)

blue moon

The ball is in

your court

as white as

a sheet

to get the travel

bug

out of the... (unexpected)

blue

To give someone a.... (something useless)

white elephant

Learn something...

by heart

walk off with his/her tail

between his/her legs

A red.... (something which distracts the attention from the target)

herring

to get the lion's

share

to see everything in..... (narrow-minded)

black and white

live it...

up

to kill two birds

with one stone

Give someone the cold

shoulder

it is like water off a

duck's back

a bird in hand is worth

two in the bush

as light as

a feather

At the crack of

dawn

Hold ... (animal)

your horses

as blind as

a bat

be like a fish

out of water

hit... (purchasing)

the shops

make a long story...

short

A picture is worth 1000

words

as stubborn as

mule

do all the ...... (animal)

donkey work

don't count your chickens

before they hatch

as thin as

a rake