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achilles' heel	A hidden weakness		la-idioms-advanced
add insult to injury	Make a bad situation worse		la-idioms-advanced
at the drop of a hat	Right away		la-idioms-advanced
back to square one	Starting over		la-idioms-advanced
beat a dead horse	Keep arguing about something already settled		la-idioms-advanced
bite off more than you can chew	Take on too much		la-idioms-advanced
blessing in disguise	Something good that seemed bad at first		la-idioms-advanced
break a leg	Good luck		la-idioms-advanced
bury the hatchet	Make peace		la-idioms-advanced
by the skin of your teeth	Barely		la-idioms-advanced
call the shots	Be in charge		la-idioms-advanced
catch someone red-handed	Find someone doing something wrong		la-idioms-advanced
clean slate	A fresh start		la-idioms-advanced
come rain or shine	No matter what		la-idioms-advanced
crocodile tears	Fake crying		la-idioms-advanced
cross that bridge when you come to it	Deal with it when it happens		la-idioms-advanced
cry wolf	Call for help when it is not needed		la-idioms-advanced
curiosity killed the cat	Too much curiosity leads to trouble		la-idioms-advanced
devil's advocate	Someone who argues the other side		la-idioms-advanced
dime a dozen	Very common		la-idioms-advanced
down to earth	Practical and humble		la-idioms-advanced
drop in the bucket	A very small part of what is needed		la-idioms-advanced
elephant in the room	An obvious problem nobody discusses		la-idioms-advanced
fall on deaf ears	Be ignored		la-idioms-advanced
feel under the weather	Feel unwell		la-idioms-advanced
fit as a fiddle	In very good health		la-idioms-advanced
flesh and blood	Family		la-idioms-advanced
get cold feet	Become afraid		la-idioms-advanced
get your act together	Behave in a better organized way		la-idioms-advanced
give someone the benefit of the doubt	Believe them without proof		la-idioms-advanced
go back to the drawing board	Start the plan again		la-idioms-advanced
go down in flames	Fail spectacularly		la-idioms-advanced
hit the sack	Go to sleep		la-idioms-advanced
in a nutshell	In brief		la-idioms-advanced
in the nick of time	Just in time		la-idioms-advanced
jump the gun	Start too soon		la-idioms-advanced
keep your chin up	Stay positive		la-idioms-advanced
knock on wood	A phrase said for good luck		la-idioms-advanced
learn the ropes	Learn how to do a job		la-idioms-advanced
let off steam	Release strong feelings		la-idioms-advanced
level playing field	Equal chances for all		la-idioms-advanced
light at the end of the tunnel	Hope after a hard time		la-idioms-advanced
lion's share	The biggest part		la-idioms-advanced
loose cannon	Someone unpredictable		la-idioms-advanced
make ends meet	Earn just enough to pay bills		la-idioms-advanced
method to the madness	A reason behind odd behavior		la-idioms-advanced
mum's the word	Keep it secret		la-idioms-advanced
neck and neck	Very close in a race		la-idioms-advanced
off the hook	Free from blame		la-idioms-advanced
on the ball	Alert and quick		la-idioms-advanced
on thin ice	In a risky position		la-idioms-advanced
out of the woods	Safe now		la-idioms-advanced
pass the buck	Blame someone else		la-idioms-advanced
pie in the sky	An unlikely dream		la-idioms-advanced
play devil's advocate	Argue against to test an idea		la-idioms-advanced
pull yourself together	Calm down		la-idioms-advanced
put all your eggs in one basket	Risk everything on one choice		la-idioms-advanced
rain on someone's parade	Spoil their fun		la-idioms-advanced
rub salt in the wound	Make a painful thing worse		la-idioms-advanced
rock the boat	Cause trouble		la-idioms-advanced
run out of steam	Lose energy		la-idioms-advanced
sail through	Do easily		la-idioms-advanced
sink or swim	Succeed or fail on your own		la-idioms-advanced
stick to your guns	Hold your position		la-idioms-advanced
straight from the horse's mouth	From a trusted source		la-idioms-advanced
take the bull by the horns	Face a problem boldly		la-idioms-advanced
the writing on the wall	A sign of what will happen		la-idioms-advanced
throw caution to the wind	Take a big risk		la-idioms-advanced
tongue in cheek	Said as a joke		la-idioms-advanced
turn a blind eye	Choose to ignore		la-idioms-advanced
under the radar	Not noticed		la-idioms-advanced
water under the bridge	Past and no longer important		la-idioms-advanced
weather the storm	Get through a hard time		la-idioms-advanced
wet behind the ears	Inexperienced		la-idioms-advanced