What does "Break the ice" mean? — To do or say something to relieve tension or awkwardness in a social situation.
What does "Bite the bullet" mean? — To endure a painful or difficult situation with courage.
What does "Beat around the bush" mean? — To avoid getting to the main point; to talk indirectly about something.
What does "Burn bridges" mean? — To permanently damage a relationship or opportunity.
What does "Cut corners" mean? — To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, sacrificing quality.
What does "Hit the nail on the head" mean? — To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
What does "Let the cat out of the bag" mean? — To accidentally reveal a secret.
What does "Piece of cake" mean? — Something that is very easy to do.
What does "Under the weather" mean? — Feeling slightly ill or unwell.
What does "Spill the beans" mean? — To reveal secret or hidden information.
What does "Once in a blue moon" mean? — Something that happens very rarely.
What does "Kick the bucket" mean? — An informal way to say someone has died.
What does "The ball is in your court" mean? — It is now your responsibility to take the next action.
What does "Hit the sack" mean? — To go to bed and sleep.
What does "Bite off more than you can chew" mean? — To take on more responsibility than you can handle.
What does "Costs an arm and a leg" mean? — Something that is extremely expensive.
What does "Jump on the bandwagon" mean? — To join a popular trend or activity.
What does "Miss the boat" mean? — To miss an opportunity; to fail to take advantage of something.
What does "Pull someone's leg" mean? — To joke or tease someone.
What does "Sit on the fence" mean? — To avoid making a decision or committing to a side.
What does "Speak of the devil" mean? — Said when someone appears just as you were talking about them.
What does "Add fuel to the fire" mean? — To make a bad situation even worse.
What does "Back to the drawing board" mean? — To start something over from the beginning after a failure.
What does "Barking up the wrong tree" mean? — Looking for a solution in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person.
What does "Blow hot and cold" mean? — To keep changing one's opinion or attitude about something.
What does "Caught red-handed" mean? — Discovered in the act of doing something wrong.
What does "Don't judge a book by its cover" mean? — Don't form an opinion about something based on appearance alone.
What does "Every cloud has a silver lining" mean? — Every difficult situation has a positive aspect.
What does "Get a taste of your own medicine" mean? — To experience the same unpleasant treatment you gave to others.
What does "Go back to square one" mean? — To start over completely from the beginning.
What does "Hit two birds with one stone" mean? — To accomplish two things with a single action.
What does "In the same boat" mean? — To be in the same difficult situation as others.
What does "Keep your chin up" mean? — Remain cheerful and optimistic in a difficult situation.
What does "Leave no stone unturned" mean? — To try every possible course of action to achieve something.
What does "No pain, no gain" mean? — You have to work hard and suffer to achieve something worthwhile.
What does "On the tip of your tongue" mean? — You know something but cannot quite remember it right now.
What does "Pull yourself together" mean? — To calm down and behave normally after being upset.
What does "The last straw" mean? — The final problem in a series that makes you lose patience.
What does "Throw in the towel" mean? — To admit defeat; to give up on something.
What does "Under someone's thumb" mean? — Completely controlled or dominated by another person.
