Don't beat around the bush
Get to the point
Her niece is a ray of sunshine.
Her niece brings happiness
He is barking up the wrong tree.
He is trying to get something that won't happen
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
When a child looks/acts like their parent
She was feeling under the weather last week.
She was sick
When he came home late, he was in hot water
He was in a lot of trouble
Go with the flow
Do whatever everyone else agrees with
The grass is always greener on the other side
Other people's situations seem better than yours
There is nothing like it on Earth
So incredible that there is nothing else to compare it to in
He felt like he was pushing a rock up a hill
He was doing a lot of work but not making progress
He was green with envy
He was very jealous
Calm before the storm
Peaceful period before difficulty
Money doesn't grow on trees
It takes a lot of work to earn money
Tip of the iceberg
The only noticeable part of a bigger problem
He is down to earth.
He is easy to talk to
Sometimes you have to ride out the storm
You have to wait for hard times to be over
You have to ride in a boat when theres a flood