SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

 1. ‘The best of both worlds’ – means you can enjoy two different opportunities (jobs) at the same time.

2. ‘Speak of the devil’ – means the person you’re just talking about suddenly appears before you.

3. ‘See eye to eye’ – means agreeing with someone.

4. ‘Once in a blue moon’ means an event that happens infrequently.

5. ‘When pigs fly’ means something that will never happen.

6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’ means something is very expensive.

7. ‘A piece of cake’ means something is very easy.

8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ means to accidentally reveal a secret.

9. ‘To feel under the weather’ means to not feel well. (To feel sick)

10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’ means to solve two problems at once.

“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”

11. ‘To cut corners’ means to do something badly or cheaply.

“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”

12. ‘To add insult to injury’ means to make a situation worse.

“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”

13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ means to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.

“I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

14. ‘Break a leg’ means ‘good luck’

“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”

15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’ means to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”

16. ‘A blessing in disguise’ means a misfortune that eventually results in something good happening later on.

17. ‘Call it a day’ means stop working on something

18. ‘Let someone off the hook’ means to allow someone, who have been caught, to not be punished.

19. ‘No pain no gain’ means we have to work hard for something we want.

20. ‘Bite the bullet’ means decide to do something unpleasant that you have avoiding doing.

21. ‘Getting a taste of your own medicine’ means being treated the same unpleasant way you have treated others.

22. ‘Giving someone the cold shoulder’ means to ignore someone.

23. ‘The last straw’ means the final source of irritation for someone to finally lose patience.

24. ‘The elephant in the room’ means a matter or problem that is obvious of great importance but that is not discussed openly.

25. ‘Stealing someones thunder’ means taking credit for someone else achievements.