engelska idioms

elbow room enough space to move around

put all eggs in one basket to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action

save your breath stop useless talk

cat nap to have a short light sleep during the day

at the eleventh hour be too late

be green with envy to be very unhappy because someone has something that you want

eat sleep and breath something being so enthusiastic and passionate about something that you think about it all the time

lay out the welcome mat for someone to welcome one with extenstive hospitality

have too much on plate to be too busy

needle in the haystack very difficult or almost impossible to find

turn over in your grave to strongly disapprove

wipe the floor with someone inflict a humiliating defeat on someone

wear your heart on your sleeve to make your feelings and emotions obvious rather than hiding them

need lika a hole in the head to have absolutely no need or use for something

no spring chicken a person whos no longer young

cross your fingers to hope that somthing will happen, to hope for good luck

back seat driver much like someone giving unwanted advice from the backseat of a vehicle to the driver

pull a fast one to deceive or trick someone

be home and hosed to have successfully completed something, as a project or activity

leave no stone unturned to do everything possible in order to achieve or find something

let the grass grow under your feet to do nothing, delay

in stitches if your´re in stitches, your laughing so hard that your sides hurt

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