Idioms or similar symbolic phrases

[Kaila]

NOT any A to Z,
Nor any particular letter needed to start one with.

I looked to see if I could find a game already for this, and didn't see one.
I often find these, amusing or interesting.

One per post, such as, for examples:

Get off the fence.

Or,

Put one foot in front of the other.

 

[tinytn]

Good game Kaila

Don't beat around the bush,,

 

[Kaila]

I might need to eat my words.

 

[chic]

Put your best foot forward.

 

[JustBonee]

Speak of the devil ...

 

[Sunny]

Appropriate for Halloween: Dead men tell no tales.

 

[Kaila]

Try not to put all of your eggs in one basket.

 

[tinytn]

Open mouth, insert foot

 

[Kaila]

Light bulb went on in my head.

 

[JustBonee]

A penny for your thoughts

 

[Kaila]

Keep your eyes glued to your own papers.

 

[chic]

The best man wins.

 

[Sunny]

A rolling stone gathers no moss. (I've never been able to figure out if that's a good thing or a bad one.)

 

[chic]

Fortune favors the brave.

 

[Kaila]

Let's try to mend fences.

 

[Sunny]

Forty Winks

 

[Kaila]

They gave us an explanation of what happened, but they are full of baloney!

 

[Sunny]

Give us a hand here, please.

 

[Kaila]

I had always put her on a pedestal.

 

[Sunny]

The battle-axe mother-in-law is a tired old cliche.

 

[chic]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

 

[Kaila]

She has her head in the clouds.

 

[JustBonee]

Call it a day

 

[Sunny]

He has his foot in his mouth.

 

[Kaila]

He's shoveling sand against the tide.