A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | What you have is worth more than what you might have later | by itself |
A penny for your thoughts | Tell me what you're thinking | by itself |
A penny saved is a penny earned | Money you save today you can spend later | by itself |
A perfect storm | the worst possible situation | as part of a sentence |
A picture is worth 1000 words | Better to show than tell | by itself |
Actions speak louder than words | Believe what people do and not what they say | by itself |
Add insult to injury | To make a bad situation worse | as part of a sentence |
Barking up the wrong tree | To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place | as part of a sentence |
Birds of a feather flock together | People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively) | by itself |
Bite off more than you can chew | Take on a project that you cannot finish | as part of a sentence |
Break the ice | Make people feel more comfortable | as part of a sentence |
By the skin of your teeth | Just barely | as part of a sentence |
Comparing apples to oranges | Comparing two things that cannot be compared | as part of a sentence |
Costs an arm and a leg | Very expensive | as part of a sentence |
Do something at the drop of a hat | Do something without having planned beforehand | as part of a sentence |
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you | Treat people fairly. Also known as "The Golden Rule" | by itself |
Don't count your chickens before they hatch | Don't count on something good happening until it's happened. | by itself |
Don't cry over spilt milk | There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed | by itself |
Don't give up your day job | You're not very good at this | by itself |
Don't put all your eggs in one basket | What you're doing is too risky | by itself |
Every cloud has a silver lining | Good things come after bad things | by itself |
Get a taste of your own medicine | Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative) | as part of a sentence |
Give someone the cold shoulder | Ignore someone | as part of a sentence |
Go on a wild goose chase | To do something pointless | as part of a sentence |
Good things come to those who wait | Be patient | by itself |
He has bigger fish to fry | He has bigger things to take care of than what we are talking about now | by itself |
He's a chip off the old block | The son is like the father | by itself |
Hit the nail on the head | Get something exactly right | by itself |
Ignorance is bliss | You're better off not knowing | by itself |
It ain't over till the fat lady sings | This isn't over yet | by itself |
It takes one to know one | You're just as bad as I am | by itself |
It's a piece of cake | It's easy | by itself |
It's raining cats and dogs | It's raining hard | by itself |
Kill two birds with one stone | Get two things done with a single action | by itself |
Let the cat out of the bag | Give away a secret | as part of a sentence |
Live and learn | I made a mistake | by itself |
Look before you leap | Take only calculated risks | by itself |
On thin ice | On probation. If you make another mistake, there will be trouble. | as part of a sentence |
Once in a blue moon | Rarely | as part of a sentence |
Play devil's advocate | To argue the opposite, just for the sake of argument | as part of a sentence |
Put something on ice | Put a projet on hold | as part of a sentence |
Rain on someone's parade | To spoil something | as part of a sentence |
Saving for a rainy day | Saving money for later | as part of a sentence |
Slow and steady wins the race | Reliability is more important than speed | by itself |
Spill the beans | Give away a secret | as part of a sentence |
Take a rain check | Postpone a plan | as part of a sentence |
Take it with a grain of salt | Don’t take it too seriously | as part of a sentence |
The ball is in your court | It's your decision | by itself |
The best thing since sliced bread | A really good invention | as part of a sentence |
The devil is in the details | It looks good from a distance, but when you look closer, there are problems | by itself |
The early bird gets the worm | The first people who arrive will get the best stuff | by itself |
The elephant in the room | The big issue, the problem people are avoiding | as part of a sentence |
The whole nine yards | Everything, all the way. | as part of a sentence |
There are other fish in the sea | It's ok to miss this opportunity. Others will arise. | by itself |
There's a method to his madness | He seems crazy but actually he's clever | by itself |
There's no such thing as a free lunch | Nothing is entirely free | by itself |
Throw caution to the wind | Take a risk | as part of a sentence |
You can't have your cake and eat it too | You can't have everything | by itself |
You can't judge a book by its cover | This person or thing may look bad, but it's good inside | by itself |