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