Bad hair day

A day during which somebody experiences a series of difficulties or annoyances.

Bad blood

Hatred, antagonism.

Black sheep

Somebody regarded by the other members of a group as not living up to their standards and expectations.

Break the ice

Put an end to an awkward situation.

Burn the midnight candle

To study hard.

Burn your bridges behind you

Forget past ties.

Call it a day

To finish work or stop doing something.

Cheat death

Escape death.

Clip one’s wing

To keep within limits one’s power, control and influence

Cold war

A misunderstanding.

Crocodile tears

False grief, insincere compassion.

Cut both ways

To have both advantages and disadvantages.

Do the honors

To act as host or hostess by doing something for a group of guests.

Drink like a fish

To habitually drink a lot of alcohol liquor.

Drop one like a hot potato

Get rid of someone hastily

Drag your feet

To move slowly and reluctantly.

Easy as ABC

Extremely simple.

Easy money

Money made with little effort, and often dishonestly

Eleventh hour

The last moment before something happens.

End of the line

The point beyond which somebody can no longer continue or survive.

Eye for an eye

To do things as others have done to you.

Eat your words

To admit humbly that you were wrong or mistaken.

Follow the crowd

To act as most people do.

Foot it

To walk rather than ride in a vehicle.

For keeps

Permanently or forever.

Go places

To be successful.

Go over with a bang

To be very successful.

Good Samaritan

Generous, merciful.

Go to the dogs

Be in the final stages of a gradual decline in standards.

Got the guts

To have courage.

Grow up

To behave in a more mature and sensible way.

Have the floor

To address a meeting or to have the right to address a meeting.

Hammer away

To work hard, determinedly, and steadily at something.

Hit the nail on the head

To be absolutely correct or accurate.

Hold all the aces

To have all the advantages.

Hot stuff

Stolen articles, a good joke or a physically attractive person.

Indian giver

A giver who later asks the return of the gift.

Just in case

In preparation for an event that may possibly happen.