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ENGLISH DAY 2020

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  • Accomplish two different things at the same time.
    Kill two birds with one stone
  • Try to do something that is too difficult for you.
    Bite off more than you can chew.
  • Someone who is very annoying.
    A pain in the neck
  • Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.
    Cross that bridge when you come to it
  • When someone understands the situation well.
    On the ball
  • Stop yourself from saying what you really think
    Bite your tongue.
  • A relationship experiencing problems
    To be on the rocks
  • Don't put all your resources in one possibility.
    Don't put all your eggs in one basket
  • Be happy when a person leaves.
    Be glad to see the back of...
  • "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".
    Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched
  • Very similar, especially in appearance.
    Like two peas in a pod.
  • Actions or communications need more than one person
    It takes two to tango
  • It is raining very hard.
    It's raining cats and dogs
  • Without any hesitation; instantly.
    At the drop of a hat
  • Play a joke on someone
    Pull someone's leg
  • Don't judge something primarily on appearance.
    Can't judge a book by its cover
  • Feeling slightly ill.
    Feeling under the weather.
  • To be really sad after the break-up.
    To be heart-broken
  • Tears that you cry when you are not really sad.
    Crocodile tears.
  • You are responsible to make the next move.
    The ball is in your court.
  • The show has come to an end. It's all over.
    Elvis has left the building
  • The final problem in a series of problems.
    Last straw
  • When you go on a date with someone you don’t know.
    A blind date
  • She made me fall in love with her.
    She stole my heart.
  • To ask someone to marry you
    To pop the question
  • To be the boss, a leader.
    To be a big fish.
  • Suspect that something is wrong in a particular situation.
    Smell a rat
  • Eating an apple each day is good for your health.
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  • When an attempt fails and it's time to start again.
    Back to the drawing board
  • To be in love with someone when you see them for the first time.
    Love at first sight
  • When someone misses his or her chance
    Miss the boat
  • When someone accidentally or unintentionally gives a secret away.
    Spill the beans
  • When two couples go on a date together.
    To go on a double date
  • Come to the point, leave out details.
    Make a long story short.
  • Something that will never happen.
    When pigs fly.
  • When the person you have just been talking about arrives.
    Speak of the devil!
  • Tell a secret.
    Let the cat out of the bag.
  • To get something directly from the person who really knows it.
    To get it straight from the horses' mouth
  • When something is very expensive.
    Cost an arm and a leg
  • To marry someone
    To tie the knot
  • Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person
    Barking up the wrong tree
  • Being inquisitive about other people’s affairs can get you in trouble.
    Curiosity killed the cat
  • When someone doesn't want to make a decision.
    Sit on the fence
  • A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.
    Piece of cake
  • Something small and unimportant, compared with something else.
    It's a drop in the bucket.
  • To go to bed.
    Hit the sack / sheets / hay
  • Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
    Every cloud has a silver lining
  • Leave things as they are just in case they get worse.
    Let sleeping dogs lie
  • They are no longer a couple.
    They broke up.