Idioms

A hot potato

• Speak of an issue which many people are talking about

• A way of asking what someone is thinking

• People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.

A penny for your thoughts

• When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

• A way of asking what someone is thinking

• When you complain about a loos from the past.

Actions speak louder than words

• People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.

• Very expensive or costly

• To further a loss with mockery or indignity

Add insult to injury

• To further a loss with mockery or dignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation

• without any hesitation

• When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over

At the drop of a hat

• When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over

• very expensive or costly

• without any hesitation; instantly

Back to the drawing board

• Looking in the wrong place

• When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over

• Be happy when a person leaves

Beat around the bush

• Avoiding the main topic

• All the advantages

• Instantly

Best of both worlds

• All the advantages

• A good invention or innovation

• To take on a task that is way to big

Bite off more than you can chew

• To take on a task that is way to big

• Something good that isn't recognized at first

• Cannot judge something primarily on appearance

Blessing in disguise

• Something good that isn't recognized at first.

• take on a task that is way to big

• avoiding the main topic