Idiom

Meaning

Beat around the bush

To avoid talking about what’s important

Get your act together

Get organized and do things effectively

Hit the sack

Go to sleep

Your guess is as good as mine

I do not know

Good things come to those who wait

To have patience

Back against the wall

Stuck in a difficult circumstance with no escape

Up in arms

Being grumpy or angry about something

Scrape the barrel

Making the most of the worst situation or things because you can’t do anything about it

Burn your boats/bridges

Doing something that makes it impossible to go back to the original state.

Break fresh/ new ground

Doing something that has never been done before

Sell like hot cakes

Quick sellout

Run around in circles

Putting efforts into something that is not worthwhile result

On cloud nine

Being very happy

Left out in the cold

Being ignored

Blow hot and cold

Alternate inconsistently between moods and actions

Cut corners

Doing something in an easier and least expensive manner

Boil the ocean

Taking up an almost impossible or overly ambitious project

Keep an ear to the ground

Staying informed and updated about everything

Eat like a horse

Eating too excessively

A snowball effect

The aspect of momentum in every event and how they build upon each other