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A WHITE ELEPHANT
 
Something expensive, but also troublesome or even useless.
 
An albino elephant (they also have pink eyes).
 
Something that people avoid talking about.
 
A big mistake.
A PAIN IN THE NECK
 
Someone or something that is annoying.
 
To have a painful neck.
 
To hit someone in the neck.
 
To wear something tight around your neck.
IN A NUTSHELL
 
To summarise something in a few words.
 
To be careful about what you say.
 
To behave like a Squirrel.
 
To behave like a crazy person.
TO BE FLAT BROKE
 
To have no money at all.
 
To have a problem with your apartment.
 
To have a flat tyre
 
To have no cash in your wallet.
TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE
 
To agree about something.
 
To be on the same page of the book as all the other students
 
To disagree about something.
 
To agree to pay for something.
TO SPILL THE BEANS
 
To share some new information.
 
To drop some beans on the floor.
 
To make a quick meal.
 
To break something.
TO COST AN ARM AND A LEG
 
Something that is very expensive.
 
Something that is very cheap.
 
Something which you can only buy with body parts.
 
To pay off a debt in small amounts each week.
TO BE DOWN IN THE DUMPS
 
To feel depressed.
 
To visit a garbage dump.
 
To lose your job.
 
To break up with your partner.
TO BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND
 
To avoid a problem.
 
To kill yourself (you need some sand).
 
To hide from someone.
 
To keep cool.
(IT'S) A PIECE OF CAKE
 
An easy task to complete.
 
A piece of cake.
 
To explain something already obvious.
 
Something sweet but unhealthy.
TO BLOW OFF STEAM
 
To do something that helps you to relax.
 
To try to cool a hot drink.
 
To clean your glasses by breathing on them.
 
To blow on someone.
TO BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW
 
To do something which is too difficult to complete.
 
To be greedy.
 
To have a very small mouth.
 
To choke on food and die.
TO BE IN A TIGHT SPOT
 
To be in a difficult situation.
 
To get stuck in a small chair.
 
To be in prison.
 
To wear tight pants.
TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH
 
To take a long time to say something.
 
To hit a small tree with a stick.
 
To become very angry about something.
 
To ambush someone in the forest.
I'M ALL EARS
 
To show interest in what someone wants to talk about.
 
To have very big ears.
 
To be deaf.
 
To be a good listener.
UP IN THE AIR
 
Something that is not yet decided.
 
To be in an aeroplane.
 
To jump up and down.
 
To be at the top of a tall building.
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
 
What you do is more important than what you say.
 
What you say is more important than what you do.
 
What you say and do are equally important.
 
Nobody cares.
A SANDWICH SHORT OF A PICNIC
 
To say that someone is stupid or crazy.
 
A picnic with no sandwiches.
 
A small meal that leaves you feeling hungry.
 
A sandwich with no picnic.
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
 
Something that appears to be bad, but ends up being good.
 
Something that appears to be good, but ends up being bad.
 
An angel dressed as a policeman.
 
Something a priest does at church.
BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE
 
To have the wrong idea about somerthing.
 
To bark up the wrong tree.
 
To eat tree bark.
 
To behave like a dog.