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She is a peach.
She’s sweet and helpful.
He’s full of beans.
He’s not telling the truth.
It’s not my cup of tea.
I don’t care for that.
He’s full of baloney.
He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
It’s just sour grapes.
They have resentment
That’s corny.
It’s sentimental, old, and not funny anymore.
I’m in a pickle.
I’m in a dilemma.
He brings home the bacon.
He brings home the family money.
She’s in a stew.
She’s upset.
He’s the top banana.
He’s the headman.
He’s the salt of the earth.
He’s a very good person.
She’s worth her salt.
She’s a valuable employee.
They’re two peas in a pod.
If you see one you see the other.
I’m nuts about you.
I’m in love with you.
It’s a piece of cake.
It’s quite simple.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
You can’t use it and save it.
He’s a real ham.
He’s just an actor (a bad actor.)
It’s a hard nut to crack.
It’s a difficult problem to solve.
Let’s talk turkey.
Let’s talk seriously.
He’s a bad egg.
He cannot be trusted.
We need to break the ice.
Everyone’s a little tense - lets be friendly. We’ll get 13 items (one extra.)
We’ll get a baker’s dozen.
We’ll get 13 items
He’s got a finger in every pie.
He has many deals going.
You’ll have to take potluck.
Be happy with what we have on hand.
She’s hard-boiled.
She makes tough deals
He’s the apple of my eye.
He’s my favorite person.
He’s a rotten egg.
He is a thoroughly evil person.
It’s for the birds.
It’s a crazy idea.
She eats like a bird.
She eats little or nothing.
He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
He’s a bad guy pretending to be good.
I smell a rat.
Someone has betrayed us.
He’s chicken-hearted.
He has no courage.
I could eat a horse.
I’m extremely hungry.
Please don’t monkey around.
Get serious and stop playing.
We’ll kill two birds with one stone.
One solution solves two problems.
It’s three miles as the crow flies.
It’s three miles going straight.
Don’t cry wolf.
Don’t give a false alarm.
It has dog-eared pages.
It’s a well-used popular book.
He’s the underdog.
He’s not the favorite to win.
She’s like a fish out of water.
She is not in her area of expertise.
You’ll stir up a hornet’s nest.
You’ll cause a great deal of new problems.
Don’t let him get your goat.
Don’t let him get you upset.
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
Don’t make big of something insignificant.
They are packed like sardines.
There is absolutely no room for even one more.
We got a bird’s eye view.
We had a very good viewpoint from on high.
We’re on a wild-goose chase.
We were chasing something that didn’t exist.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
It is the heaviest rain I have ever seen.
It’s just monkey business.
The business is either his own business or fake.
He’ll weasel out.
He’ll back out of all agreements.
She’ll go ape.
She’ll become very upset.
Let’s talk turkey.
Let’s begin to talk seriously.
Don’t let the cat out of the bag.
Don’t tell our secret.
Those are crocodile tears.
Those are false tears.
He’s a card shark.
He is a professional card player.
We had a whale of a time.
We had a great time.
He drinks like a fish.
He is a heavy alcohol drinker.
I’ve got a frog in my throat.
I need to clear my throat in order to talk right.
He rolled snake eyes.
His dice had two ones.
She’s pig-headed.
She is very stubborn.
It sounds fishy.
It doesn’t sound like it’s true.
Don’t make a hog of yourself.
Don’t take more than your share.
Quit horsing around.
Stop being silly and get serious.
He’s a rat.
He is not to be trusted.
He ratted on me.
He informed others about my secrets.
She is a stool pigeon.
She informs on everybody.
I can’t make heads or tails of it.
I can’t understand what you are talking about.
She’s no spring chicken.
She is a tough old lady.
She lost her head.
She did something crazy.
He can’t keep his head above water.
He’s too busy with many things.
That’s just off the top of my head.
Here’s an idea without too much thought.
She’s got her head in the clouds.
Her ideas are not practical.
She’s levelheaded.
She’s always has good practical ideas.
I’ve got a lump in my throat.
I am emotionally involved and distressed.
