HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT (Rick wants to have his cake and eat it too)
want more than your fair share
NUTS ABOUT SOMETHING (Harry is nuts about classical music)
like a lot
BRING HOME THE BACON (My wife has had to bring home the bacon every since I broke my leg)
earn the income
DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK (There's no need to cry over spilled milk)
get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed
HARD NUT TO CRACK (Angela is a hard nut to crack when something is bothering her like this)
difficult to understand (often a person)
HOT POTATO (Choosing a location for our new store is a hot potato right now)
a controversial or difficult subject
TO BUTTER SOMEONE UP (We'll have to butter Angie up before we tell her the news about the broken vase)
to be extra nice to someone (usually for selfish reasons)
ONE SMART COOKIE (Your daughter is one smart cookie)
a very intelligent person
A PIECE OF CAKE (The exam was a piece of cake)
very easy
EGG SOMEONE ON (The gang tried to egg us on but we didn't want to fight)
urge someone to do something
SPILL THE BEANS (On Monday, I'm going to spill the beans about my travel plans)
reveal the truth
SPICE THINGS UP (I wanted to spice things up in the office, so I bought some red and gold paint)
make something more exiting
COOL AS A CUCUMBER (I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all the way to England)
very relaxed
CUP OF JOE (Let's stop for a cup of joe before we head to work)
cup of coffee
HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN (I think Jessica has a bun in the oven)
to be pregnant
NOT MY CUP OF TEA (Heavy metal isn't exactly my cup of tea)
not something you enjoy
IN A NUTSHELL (In a nutshell, I'm having a bad day)
Simply
APPLE OF ONE'S EYE (Baby Jessica is the apple of her father's eye)
= a person that is adored by someone.
BIG CHEESE (I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself)
a very important person (vip)
USE YOUR NOODLE (You're going to have to really use your noodle to solve this riddle)
use your brain
BREAD AND BUTTER (Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don't have to go into details)
the main thing
SELL LIKE HOT CAKES (The new Harry Potter books sold like hot cakes)
bought by many people
CREAM OF THE CROP (We hired the cream of the crop to entertain us at the Christmas pary)
the best
OUT TO LUNCH (Mike has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job)
crazy or mad