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ReNe english proverbs
Talk shop
1
Okay, guys. Let's stop talking shop and enjoy ourselves
2
Have a bone to pick with someone
Betty, I've got a bone to pick with you. Why didn't you come
and see me yesterday? I waited for you for hours.
String someone along
3
By seeing him with another woman, She realized that he was
stringing her along.
Not have a leg to stand
4
I'm sure you're in the right, but you don't have a leg to stand on.
Eat one's hat
5
You're not standing hard enough. I'll eat my hat if you pass the
test.
Feathers in one's cap
6
His last book was another feather in his cap.
Big mouth
7
Don't tell him any secrets. He's a big mouth.
8
Go bananas
The children will go bananas when you tell them that trip is
cancelled.
Get out of my face
Get outa my face if you know what's good for you!
9
Not hold water
10
Nothing you've said so far holds water.
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Bark up the wrong tree
11
Chris suspects Mark of stealing her watch, but I bet she is bark
up the wrong tree.
In the hole
I'm five thousand bucks in the hole. I don't know what to do.
12
13
Be Greek to someone
I didn't understand a single word of his speech. It was all Greek
to me.
Beat about the bush
Stop beating about the bush! Answer my question frankly.
14
15
Eat someone's heart
Do you like my new car? Well, eat your heart out! It's one of a
kind!
Knock someone's socks out
If you see John's new car, It'll knock your socks off!
16
Have one's cake and eat it too!
George wants a regular income but doesn't want to work. He
can't have his cake and eat it too!
17
18
Under the table
I had to pay one grand under the table to have the contract
signed.
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19
Miss the boat
There were still some tickets available last week. You could
have bought one, but you missed the boat.
Hot under the collar
Daddy was hot under the collar when we told him his car had
been stolen.
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21
Kick the bucket
I hope I won't kick the bucket before my grandchild is born!
22
Play gooseberry
I guess you two wanna be left alone; I'm not gonna play
gooseberry.
23
Horse of different color
I was talking about trees, not bushes. Bushes are a horse of
different color.
24
Off the hook
It's his own fault for getting himself into this situation, but we'll
have to think of a way to get him off the hook.
25
Nock on wood
The children haven't had a cold so far this winter, knock on
wood!
26
Do a number on someone
Richard did a number on his wife. He sold his house without
her knowledge.
27
Buy a pig in a poke
I won't buy your car without checking it. I can't buy a pig in a
poke.
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Make a splash
She made quite a splash in literary circles with her first book.
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29
Jump down someone's throat
Why do you jump down my throat before you listen to what I
have to say?
Dress to the teeth
A. What's your opinion about sally's dress?
B. That's perfect. She is really dressed to the teeth!
30
Put one's foot in it
31
I really put my foot in it by telling my brother's secret at the
party last night.
Play ball with someone
32
Look, pal! If you play ball with me, we'll be able to do almost
anything together.
Blow one's top
Mom blew her top when she saw the room in a mess.
33
The salt of the earth
34
Everybody knows that jim and his old lady are the salt of the
earth.
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Take someone for a ride
35
Jack, if you're not careful, the mechanic will definitely take you
for a ride.
Drop one's teeth
36
I dropped my teeth when I heard the news.
Get carried away
37
Calm down, Al. Don't get carried away. We have to sit down
and talk sense.
Put one's money where one's month is
38
She at last could get the A in her exams, how about putting
your money where your mouth is?
Cock-and-bull story
39
Who the hell do you expect to believe your cock and bull story?
The party is over
40
Freeze! Stick them up! The party is over!
Give someone the raspberry
41
The audience gave the poor actor the raspberry after the play.
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