Real Idioms Archive - Page 4 of 38 - Mixed Idioms

Go for broke

Green room

He lost his head

Resistance is futile

An exercise in futility

Grist to the mill

Like a breath of fresh air

Like a ray of sunshine

Pièce de résistance

A Wallflower

A shrinking violet

Teaching (your) grandmother to suck eggs

The early bird catches the worm

Force (something) down (one’s) throat

Breathing down my neck

A fig leaf

Extend an olive branch

Leaking like a sieve

Patience is a virtue

All things come to those who wait

It gets my goat

Might as well; too windy to haul gravel

Don’t fart higher than your arsehole

Keen as mustard

To close the stable door after the horse has bolted

Wouldn’t say boo to a goose

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

In a pickle

A hot mess

All fur coat and no knickers

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