[align=center]You hit the nail on the head: you are completely right in saying so.
Flesh and blood: relatives; family.
In the flesh: (1) in real life; in person. (2) alive.
Be out on one’s ear: be fired.
Have someone’s ear: influence someone easily.
See eye to eye with: to completely agree with.
Keep something under one’s hat: keep it secret.
Beat the rap: to escape the punishment.
With flying colors: with great success.
Show one’s true colors: to show one’s real nature or character esp. for the first time.
Out to: trying to.
The best part of: most of.
His bark is worse than his bite: he sounds worse than he is.
In the long run: in the end.
Shoot the breeze: to have a light and informal conversation.
A bed of roses: a comfortable, easy situation.
Break the ice: to begin a conversation with a stranger.
Blood is thicker than water: relatives are the most important people.
Come rain or shine: no matter how hard it is to do.
To call it a day: to stop doing something.
To cost an arm and a leg: to be very expensive.
A pitter pill to swallow: something difficult and unpleasant to experience.
A big mouth: a person who talks too much and does not keep secrets.
The big time: a high level of success.
To beat around the bush: to waste time by not giving a direct answer.
To bark up the wrong tree: to make the wrong choice.
To bring down the house: to make an audience clap and laugh enthusiastically.
A cock-and-bull story: an untrue story.
Chicken: afraid; scared.
Not about to: very unwilling to.
By hook or by crook: by any means possible.
Hopping mad: very angry.
Get the wrong end of the stick: to misunderstand.
Let fly (at): to attack with words or blows.
In the eyes of: in the opinion of.
Set\lay eyes on: to see.
First thing: at the earliest time in the morning.
Get to one’s feet: to stand up.
Like a house on fire: very quickly.
(At) the eleventh hour: (at) the last moment; very late.
Only have eyes for: to be interested only in looking at.
Steer clear of: to avoid.
Play possum: to pretend to be dead or asleep.
Get the feel of: get used to.
Put a foot wrong: to do or say the wrong things.
Chicken out: to decide not to say something because of being afraid.
Eat one’s words: to admit to having said something wrong.
(Right) off the bat: without delay.
Not bat an eyelid: to show no sign of one’s feeling or surprise.
Wreak havoc on: to damage.
All wet: wrong.
Wet one’s whistle: to take a drink.
All the world to: very important to.
Head\memory like a sieve: a mind that forgets quickly.
Wet behind the ears: young and without any experience.
The wee hours: the hours soon after midnight.
Sick and tired of: thoroughly bored.
Not on your life! Certainly not!
Take someone out of himself/herself: to amuse someone who is feeling unhappy.
In a sense: in one way of speaking; partly.
Put one’s foot in one’s mouth: to say something wrong or unsuitable as a result of thoughtlessness and so cause an awkward situation. [/align]
Flesh and blood: relatives; family.
In the flesh: (1) in real life; in person. (2) alive.
Be out on one’s ear: be fired.
Have someone’s ear: influence someone easily.
See eye to eye with: to completely agree with.
Keep something under one’s hat: keep it secret.
Beat the rap: to escape the punishment.
With flying colors: with great success.
Show one’s true colors: to show one’s real nature or character esp. for the first time.
Out to: trying to.
The best part of: most of.
His bark is worse than his bite: he sounds worse than he is.
In the long run: in the end.
Shoot the breeze: to have a light and informal conversation.
A bed of roses: a comfortable, easy situation.
Break the ice: to begin a conversation with a stranger.
Blood is thicker than water: relatives are the most important people.
Come rain or shine: no matter how hard it is to do.
To call it a day: to stop doing something.
To cost an arm and a leg: to be very expensive.
A pitter pill to swallow: something difficult and unpleasant to experience.
A big mouth: a person who talks too much and does not keep secrets.
The big time: a high level of success.
To beat around the bush: to waste time by not giving a direct answer.
To bark up the wrong tree: to make the wrong choice.
To bring down the house: to make an audience clap and laugh enthusiastically.
A cock-and-bull story: an untrue story.
Chicken: afraid; scared.
Not about to: very unwilling to.
By hook or by crook: by any means possible.
Hopping mad: very angry.
Get the wrong end of the stick: to misunderstand.
Let fly (at): to attack with words or blows.
In the eyes of: in the opinion of.
Set\lay eyes on: to see.
First thing: at the earliest time in the morning.
Get to one’s feet: to stand up.
Like a house on fire: very quickly.
(At) the eleventh hour: (at) the last moment; very late.
Only have eyes for: to be interested only in looking at.
Steer clear of: to avoid.
Play possum: to pretend to be dead or asleep.
Get the feel of: get used to.
Put a foot wrong: to do or say the wrong things.
Chicken out: to decide not to say something because of being afraid.
Eat one’s words: to admit to having said something wrong.
(Right) off the bat: without delay.
Not bat an eyelid: to show no sign of one’s feeling or surprise.
Wreak havoc on: to damage.
All wet: wrong.
Wet one’s whistle: to take a drink.
All the world to: very important to.
Head\memory like a sieve: a mind that forgets quickly.
Wet behind the ears: young and without any experience.
The wee hours: the hours soon after midnight.
Sick and tired of: thoroughly bored.
Not on your life! Certainly not!
Take someone out of himself/herself: to amuse someone who is feeling unhappy.
In a sense: in one way of speaking; partly.
Put one’s foot in one’s mouth: to say something wrong or unsuitable as a result of thoughtlessness and so cause an awkward situation. [/align]
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