I’ve always like hearing new figures of speech, but the classics are also good.
http://www.essdack.org/Tips/idiomlst.html
here are some
1. Keep it under your hat: What do you do when you don’t have a hat.
2. Burns the candle at both ends: I wouldn’t mind seeing one of those.
3. Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours: What if I don’t want to scratch your back?
4. Break a leg: Are you giving me an order? That’s a bit extreme. I got one for you: Go to hell.
5. Barking up the wrong tree: Oh, this one has more than one meaning. Barking=tree.
6. Elbow grease: If you have elbow grease, it’s time to take a bath.
7. Butter her up: What?
8. Still wet behind the ears: Okay, you got rid of the elbow grease, but use a towel.
9. Skating on thin ice: I hope you fall through.
10. Beat around the bush: So, that’s what they call it now.
11. Butterflies in your stomach: Well, some people do eat honey covered butterflies…
12. Eyes are bigger than your stomach: That’s called Anime
13. Break the ice: I told you not to skate on thin ice, foo.
14. Pass the buck: No! The Buck stops here, no further!
15. Swallow your pride: Does pride taste good?
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Our writers actually have a site they visit frequently called Phrase Finder, that provides such classics as "More than you can shake a stick at," and who can forget this one: "As difficult as nailing jelly to a tree."
Lol, i've never heard of the jelly one before.
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