Idioms and Phrases..Alphabetical

[Sunny]

Water under the bridge (or over the dam)

Let's skip to A.

 

[tinytn]

A Bird in hand is worth two in a bush.

B

 

[Kaila]

Baker's Dozen

C

 

[Sunny]

Christmas Cheer

D

 

[tinytn]

Down in the Dumps

E

 

[Kaila]

Earn your keep.

F

 

[Sparky]

Fan the flames

G

 

[Kaila]

Grilled me for hours, they did!

H

 

[hollydolly]

Grilled me for hours, they did!

H

HUH ?.. since when was that a well known Idiom ?

 

[Kaila]

Well, @hollydolly ... I was thinking mostly of the part that "grilling" someone, for hours, is a common metaphorical type of phrase here, but it seemed to require a couple of extra words with it.... probably not the best post.

 

[hollydolly]

Hit The roof

I

 

[Pebbles]

It takes two to Tango

J

 

[hollydolly]

Jump the gun

K

 

[Pebbles]

Keep a stiff upper lip

L

 

[Kaila]

Lend a hand





M

 

[Pebbles]

Make a mountain out of a molehill

N

 

[Sunny]

Nitpicking

O

 

[Kaila]

Older than the hills

P

 

[tinytn]

Pull the wool over one's eyes!

Q/R

I

 

[hollydolly]

Quality Time

R

 

[Pebbles]

Read someone the riot act

S

 

[hollydolly]

Scrape the bottom of the Barrel

T

 

[Pebbles]

Take the rough with the smooth

U

 

[Sunny]

Under the weather

V

 

[Pebbles]

Vicious Circle

W