List as many idioms as you can?

Question

List as many idioms as you can?

Answer 1

break a leg

time flies

heartbroken

Answer 2

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link

a closed mouth gathers no feet

a cold day in h**l

a cut above

a cut below

a day late and a dollar short

a different ballpark

a dime a dozen

a drop in the bucket

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

a good voice to beg bacon

a horse of a different color

a into g

a life of its own

a little bird told me

a new broom sweeps clean

a notch above

a question of

I could eat a horse

I haven't the foggiest

I never did

I see your point

I stand corrected

I'll be

I'll be a monkey's uncle

I'll eat my hat

God knows

God's honest truth

Answer 3

A

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

A Doubting Thomas

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

A Leopard Can't Change His Spots

Absent Without Leave

All Your Base Are Belong To Us

America

Apple of My Eye

B

Back Seat Driver

Back To Basics

Back To Square One

Bad Hair Day

Baker's Dozen

Ball and Chain

Balls to the Wall

Barking

Beeswax

Big Apple

Blackmail

Blind leading the blind

Blue Moon

Blue Sky

Brass Monkey

Break A Leg

Brownie Points

Buckaroo

Bullpen

C

Carry her over the threshold

Catch-22

Caught With Your Pants Down

Charley Horse

Chip on his Shoulder

Chow Down

Clear Blue Water

Close but no Cigar

c**k and bull story

Cold War

Copasetic

Crackerjack

Cup Of Joe

Cut to the Chase

Cute as a Bug's Ear

Cyber

D

Dead Ringer

Deadline

Devil's Advocate

Diamond in the Rough

Dirt Poor

Dog Days

Don't look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs

Doozy

Dope

Double Whammy

Doughboy

Drag Race

Drink like a fish

Dropping like flies

Dry Run

E

Eat Drink and Be Merry

Eighty Six

Elvis has left the building

End of story

Ethnic Cleansing

Eureka

Excuse my French

F

Face the Music

Feeding Frenzy

Field Day

Finger lickin' good

Flea Market

Flesh and Blood

Flip The Bird

Fly on the wall

Foam at the Mouth

Fools Gold

French Kiss

Full Monty

Funny Farm

G

Get out of the wrong side of bed

Getting Down To Brass Tacks

Gilding the Lily

Go out on a limb

Go The Extra Mile

Good Samaritan

Got my mojo working

Graveyard Shift

Green Room

Gung Ho

H

Handwriting on the wall

Hat Trick

Have an axe to grind

Heavy Metal

h**l in a Handbasket

High Five

High on the hog

Hit the Hay

Hit The Nail on the Head

Hocus Pocus

Hold your horses

Honeymoon

Houston we have a problem

I

I Wash My Hands Of It

I'll Have His Head On A Platter

In Like Flynn

In the bag

In the buff

In your face

It came like a bolt from the blue

Ivy League

J

Jaywalk

Jinx

Joshing Me

K

Keep body and soul together

Keep your chin up

Kick The Bucket

Kilroy was here

Kitty-corner

Knee jerk reaction

Knock on wood

Knock Someone Down A Peg

Know the ropes

Know which way the wind blows

L

Last but not least

Let The Dog See The Rabbit

Level playing field

Like a chicken with its head cut off

Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword

Lollygag

Long in the Tooth

Loose Cannon

Lose your rag

Lynch

M

Mad As A Hatter

Make no bones about

Mayday

Mayhem

Mexican Wave

Money is the Root of All Evil

Muck and Brass

Mum's the word

Mumbo Jumbo

Murphy's Law

My Brother's Keeper

N

Nerd

Nest Egg

New kid on the block

New York Minute

No Dice

No Room to Swing a Cat

Not Playing With a Full Deck

Nothing is certain but death and taxes

O

Off The Cuff

Off the Record

OK

On a wing and a prayer

On the dole

On the Fritz

One for the road

One over the eight

Over the Top

P

P's and Q's

Paddle Your Own Canoe

Pass The Buck

Pedal to the metal

Peeping Tom

Pick up your ears

Pie in the Sky

Pig in a Poke

Piggyback

Pin Money

Pipe Down

Play by ear

Posh

Prick Up Your Ears

Pull out all the stops

Pull the plug

Pull the Wool Over His Eyes

Push the Envelope

Put a sock in it

Put on your thinking cap

Put your best foot forward

Q

Quality Time

q***r Street

q***r the pitch

Quiz

R

Rain Cats and Dogs

Raincheck

Raise Cain

Red Herring

Redhanded

Redneck

Ring Fencing

Rise and Shine

Rule of thumb

Run out of steam

S

Sabotage

Sacred Cow

Safe s*x

Saved by the bell

Scapegoat

Shake a leg

Shot in the dark

Sitting in a Catbird Seat

Sitting Shotgun

Skid Row

Skin of your teeth

Sleep Tight

Son of a gun

Sour Grapes

Southpaw

Spare The Rod, Spoil the Child

Spitting Image

Straight From The Horse's Mouth

Strike a deal

Stumped

T

Thats all Folks!

The Truth Will Set You Free

The Wave

The Whole Nine Yards

There's more than one way to skin a cat

Third times a charm

Third World

Three Dog Night

Three Sheets to the Wind

Three strikes and you are out

Tie the knot

Til the cows come home

To Everything There Is A Season

To Make A Long Story Short

Tongue In Cheek

Top Drawer

Top Notch

Turn A Blind Eye

Twenty three skidoo

U

Uncle Sam

Under the Weather

Up a blind alley

Up the Apples and Pears

Use Your Loaf

V

Vampire

Van Gogh's ear for music

W

Wag the Dog

Wearing the pants

Well Heeled

Wet Behind The Ears

Where there's muck there's brass

White Bread

Who Let The Cat Out Of The Bag

Whole nine yards

Wild and Woolly

Windy City

Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

Word for Word

Word in your shell-like

X

X marks the spot

Y

Yankee

You are what you eat

You Can't Take it With You

Your name is mud

Z

Zero Tolerance

Zigger Zigger

Answer 4

~ A ~

A bit much

If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link

This means that processes, organisations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.

A day late and a dollar short

(USA) If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.

A fool and his money are soon parted

This idiom means that people who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly. 'A fool and his money are easily parted' is an alternative form of the idiom.

A fool at 40 is a fool forever

If someone hasn't matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.

A hitch in your giddy-up

If you have a hitch in your giddy-up, you're not feeling well. ('A hitch in your gittie-up' is also used.)

A l**k and a promise

If you give something a l**k and a promise, you do it hurriedly, most often incompletely, intending to return to it later.

A little bird told me

If someone doesn't want to say where they got some information from, they can say that a little bird told them.

A little learning is a dangerous thing

A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are.eg. he said he'd done a course on home electrics, but when he tried to mend my table lamp, he fused all the lights! I think a little learning is a dangerous thing

A lost ball in the high weeds

A lost ball in the high weeds is someone who does not know what they are doing, where they are or how to do something.

A OK

If things are A OK, they are absolutely fine.

A penny for your thoughts

This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.

A penny saved is a penny earned

This means that we shouldn't spend or waste money, but try to save it.

A picture is worth a thousand words

A picture can often get a message across much better than the best verbal description.

A poor man's something

Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man's version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn't very funny would be a poor man's Oscar Wilde.

A pretty penny

If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive.

A problem shared is a problem halved

If you talk about your problems, it will make you feel better.

A rising tide lifts all boats

This idiom, coined by John F Kennedy, describes the idea that when an economy is performing well, all people will benefit from it.

A rolling stone gathers no moss

People say this to mean that that an ambitious person is more successful than a person not trying to achieve anything. Originally it meant the opposite and was critical of people trying to get ahead.

A slice off a cut loaf is never missed

Used colloquially to describe having sexual intercourse with someone who is not a virgin, especially when they are in a relationship. The analogy refers to a loaf of bread; it is not readily apparent, once the end has been removed, exactly how many slices have been taken.('You never miss a slice from a cut loaf' is also used.)  

A steal

If something is a steal, it costs much less than it is really worth.

A still tongue keeps a wise head

Wise people don't talk much.

A watched pot never boils

Some things work out in their own time, so being impatient and constantly checking will just make things seem longer.

A1

If something is A1, it is the very best or finest.

Abide by a decision

If you abide by a decision, you accept it and comply with it, even though you might disagree with it.

Abject lesson

(India) An abject lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'object lesson' is used.)

About as useful as a chocolate teapot

Someone or something that is of no practical use is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

About face

If someone changes their mind completely, this is an about face. It can be used when companies, governments, etc, change their position on an issue.

Above board

If things are done above board, they are carried out in a legal and proper manner.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

This idiom means that when people are apart, their love grows stronger.

Accident waiting to happen

If something is an accident waiting to happen, there's definitely going to be an accident or it's bound to go wrong. ('Disaster waiting to happen' is also used.)

Ace in the hole

An ace in the hole is something other people are not aware of that can be used to your advantage when the time is right.

Ace up your sleeve

If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.

Achilles' heel

A person's weak spot is their Achilles' heel.

Acid test

An acid test is something that proves whether something is good, effective, etc, or not.

Across the board

If something applies to everybody, it applies across the board.

Across the ditch

(NZ) This idiom means on the other side of the Tasman Sea, used to refer to Australia or New Zealand depending on the speaker's location.

Across the pond

(UK) This idiom means on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speaker's location.

Act of God

An act of God is something like an earthquake or floods that human beings cannot prevent or control.

Act of war

An act of war is a action that is either intended to start a war or that is interpreted as being sufficient cause for a war.

Actions speak louder than words

This idiom means that what people actually do is more important than what they say- people can promise things but then fail to deliver.

Adam's apple

The Adam's apple is a bulge in the throat, mostly seen in men.

Add fuel to the fire

If people add fuel to the fire, they make a bad situation worse.

Add insult to injury

When people add insult to injury, they make a bad situation even worse.

After your own heart

A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.

Against the clock

If you do something against the clock, you are rushed and have very little time to do it.

Against the grain

If doing something goes against the grain, you're unwilling to do it because it contradicts what you believe in, but you have no real choice.

Age before beauty

When this idiom is used, it is a way of allowing an older person to do something first, though often in a slightly sarcastic way.

Agony aunt

An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.

Ahead of the pack

If you are ahead of the pack, you have made more progress than your rivals.

Ahead of time

If something happens ahead of time, it happens early or before the set time.

Air your dirty laundry in public

If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.

Albatross around your neck

An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.

Alike as two peas

If people or things are as alike as two peas, they are identical.

Alive and kicking

If something is active and doing well, it is alive and kicking.  (It can be used for people too.)

All along

If you have known or suspected something all along, then you have felt this from the beginning.

All and sundry

This idiom is a way of emphasising 'all', like saying 'each and every one'.

All bark and no bite

When someone talks tough but really isn't, they are all bark and no bite.

All bark and no bite

Someone who talks a lot, but does nothing to back up their words-- like a dog that barks at strangers, but won't actually bite.

All bets are off

(USA) If all bets are off, then agreements that have been made no longer apply.

All dressed up and nowhere to go

You're prepared for something that isn't going to happen.

All ears

If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.

All eyes on me

If all eyes are on someone, then everyone is paying attention to them.

All fingers and thumbs

If you're all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. 'All thumbs' is an alternative form of the idiom.

All hat, no cattle

(USA) When someone talks big, but cannot back it up, they are all hat, no cattle.('Big hat, no cattle' is also used.)

All heart

Someone who is all heart is very kind and generous.

All h**l broke loose

When all h**l breaks loose, there is chaos, confusion and trouble.

All in a day's work

If something is all in a day's work, it is nothing special.

All in your head

If something is all in your head, you have imagined it and it is not real.

All mod cons

If something has all mod cons, it has all the best and most desirable features. It is an abbreviation of 'modern convenience' that was used in house adverts.

All mouth and trousers

(UK) Someone who's all mouth and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn't deliver. 'All mouth and no trousers' is also used, though this is a corruption of the original.

All my eye and Peggy Martin

(UK) An idiom that appears to have gone out of use but was prevalent in the English north Midlands of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire from at least the turn of the 20th century until the early 1950s or so. The idiom's meaning is literally something said or written that is unbelievable, rumor, over embellished, the result of malicious village gossip etc.

All of the above

This idiom can be used to mean everything that has been said or written, especially a