Common Idioms
A dime a dozen -- common -- "Those bows are a dime a dozen at any beauty shop."
Beat around the bush -- not saying outright what you mean -- "Rather than just say he didn't want to be with me anymore, he just beat around the bush for month."
Get out of hand -- no longer under control -- "The cat's antics are getting out of hand."
Back to the drawing board -- start at the beginning -- "Well, that experiment didn't work; time to go back to the drawing board and make a new one."
Hit the sack -- go to sleep -- "I'm exhausted; I'm going to hit the sack."
Miss the boat -- too late -- "It's no use applying now, I missed the boat."
Under the weather -- not feeling well -- "I can't come in to work today, I'm feeling a bit under the weather."
Bite the bullet -- get something over with -- "I didn't want to get my tooth pulled, but I scheduled the appointment anyway. It's better to just bite the bullet."
Cross that bridge when you get there -- worry about that problem later -- "I know I need to start thinking about college, but I'm barely passing this science class, so we'll just cross that bridge when we get there."
On the ball -- doing a good job -- "Jorge is on the ball today; he's already finished two reports!"
Easy does it -- slow down -- "You don't have to finish the whole report today, easy does it."
Cutting corners -- saving time/money by doing a poor job -- "John isn't going to pass this class if he keeps cutting corners."
Call it a day -- stop working on a project for now -- "Well, we've written two whole pages in this study session, so how about we call it day?"
Better late than never -- better for something to happen late than not at all -- "I thought they would have gotten married years ago, but better later than never, I suppose."