Sayings

Jimmy refused to fight against Stuart. Instead, he implicated Stuart in a set up; he lost money. Sometimes the pen is mightier than the word, isn't it? Is the previous proverb "the pen in mightier than the sword" about money?

You can't judge a book by its cover. Means that you cannot judge someone or something primarily on appearance.

You "cut the mustard" when you are having a hot dog.

I'm so sorry to inform that "Elvis has left the building." Try next year. This means that someone important is no longer available or that the show has over.

"to give the benefit of the doubt" means to believe someone's statement, without proof.

"Speak of the devil!" This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about dies.

Your deserve that had happened to you. Is a little "taste of your own medicine." This means that you're sick and need some help.

"Keep something at bay." means simply keeping something away.

"Feel (a bit) under the weather" meaning: Feeling slightly ill.

"Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched." This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".

Hear it on the grapevine. This idiom means 'to hear voices' about something or someone.

Who told you that? - "The word of mouth." This means that he/she know because of gossiping.

Don't worry. Every cloud has a silver lining. Means to be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

"Burn the midnight oil" means to work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.

"Actions speak louder than words" means that words and actions can't get along because they argue.

"Barking up the wrong tree" has to do with your pet.

Cry over spilt milk is when you complain about a loss from the past.

The saying "Curiosity killed the cat" doesn't really matters; they have 7 lives.

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" remains you that you should have brought a bigger basket.

What you did was a "far cry from" what you said you were going to do. This one basically means very different from.

Hit the nail on the head. Means to do or say something exactly right.

"Let sleeping dogs lie" means that while you're thinking out loud, you must probably be wrong.

Make a long story short. Means to summarise. Come to the point and leave out details.

"Piece of cake" is what you get when you go to a birthday party.

Steal someone's thunder is related to Thor and their vikings old legends.