Lit Genius Editors - List Of Idioms lyrics

A a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a bitter pill a chip off the old block a day late and a dollar short about face ace in the hole according to Hoyle Achilles' heel a dime a dozen albatross around ones neck all that glitters isn't gold apple of one's eye at a loose end at the drop of a hat a whip-round B bad blood baker's dozen banker's hours basket case be a tall order beat around the bush bees knees between the devil and the deep blue sea beg the question birdbrain birds and the bees bite off more than one can chew bite the bullet bite the dust black sheep black market break a leg break the bank break the mold bull in a china shop bump on a log bun in the oven by the seat of one's pants C cat got your tongue cat's pajamas caught between a rock and a hard place caught red handed c'est la vie cold turkey cold shoulder crocodile tears crying over spilt milk cry wolf cut the cheese cut the mustard D dead as a doornail devil's advocate diamond in the rough dickens to pay don't drink the Kool-Aid Doubting Thomas down the tubes Dutch courage E easy does it eat, drink, and be merry (for tomorrow we die) F fiddle while Rome burns fight fire with fire fit as a fiddle Five-by-Five five-finger discount flash in the pan flight of fancy fox in the hen house for a song from scratch / to make from scratch from A to Z G get a grip get the lead out get under one's skin give them an inch and they'll take a mile gone south go for broke go the distance go to hell in a handbasket going to pot good as gold gra** is always greener on the other side of the fence glutton for punishment H happy as a clam hard pill to swallow have a bone to pick with someone have no truck (with) have one's head on backwards his bark is worse than his bite. hit the nail on the head hold one's horses I in left field in like Flynn in the doghouse in the limelight in the nick of time it ain't over till the fat lady sings it ain't rocket science it takes one to know one J jack-of-all-trades jump the shark jump to conclusions just deserts K Katy, bar the door! kick the bucket king of the hill L let me off the hook let the cat out of the bag let the chips fall where they may like a bat out of hell like two peas in a pod lion in winter lesser of two evils like moths to a flame M make a mountain out of a mole hill make ends meet mind one's Ps and Qs monkey see, monkey do N no rest for the wicked no spring chicken O off one's rocker old wives tale one foot in the grave on one's last legs out to lunch out of my league over the hill over the moon over the top P paint the town red paper trail party pooper pay the piper piece of cake play possum politically correct poster child pull someone's leg put the cat among the pigeons put the roses in somebody's cheeks Q quiet as a church mouse R rabbit hole raining cats and dogs raise the bar red herring right as rain rob Peter to pay Paul rob the cradle rose-colored gla**es rule of thumb S sail under false colors shake a leg shoot the moon shot in the dark shoulder to cry on show your true colors slap on the wrist sleep on a clothesline speak of the devil spill the beans stay out of my hair stop on a dime T take a chill pill take it on the chin take the biscuit take the cake take the high road talk of the town the devil's in the details the early bird gets the worm the oldest trick in the book the road to hell is paved with good intentions the pot calling the kettle black throw the book at someone throw under the bus the best thing since sliced bread thick as thieves time flies tongue in cheek two left feet U under the gun under the weather until the cows come home up in smoke up the creek (without a paddle) V vanilla W water off a duck's back water under the bridge wear your heart on your sleeve wet behind the ears what's good for the goose is good for the gander with a grain of salt witch hunt when hell freezes over when pigs fly white elephant white whale work one's fingers to the bone wound too tight wrong/other side of the tracks Y yank one's chain you can't polish a turd