Idioms

What do you think this idiom means?

"The early bird catches the worm."

• Keep moving and you'll have few responsibilities or cares.

• Be boastful about yourself and things that you can do.

• Start things early and you are more likely to be successful.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"Get your knickers in a twist."

• Keep hold of something that is certain rather than risk losing it for something else.

• Get worked up about something without good reason.

• The result isn't certain until something has definitely finished.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"Talk the hind legs off a donkey."

• To talk a lot.

• The result isn't certain until something has definitely finished.

• Keep hold of something that is certain rather than risk losing it for something else.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"The balls in your court."

• Start things early and you are more likely to be successful.

• To speak bluntly about something.

• You must make the next decision.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"It's not over 'til the fat lady sings."

• The result isn't certain until something has definitely finished.

• Misunderstand or be wrong about something.

• You must make the next decision.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"Blow your own trumpet."

• To boast about yourself and things you can do.

• To talk a lot.

• Keep getting worried or agitated about something.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

• Get worked up about something without good reason.

• To speak bluntly about something.

• Keep moving and you'll have few responsibilities or cares.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"Making a mountain out of a molehill."

• To talk a lot.

• Keep hold of something that is certain rather than risk losing it for something else.

• Make a big fuss or exaggerate something that isn't really important or serious.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"Barking up the wrong tree."

• To talk a lot.

• Misunderstand or be wrong about something.

• Keep moving and you'll have few responsibilities or cares.

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What do you think this idiom means?

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

• You must make the next decision.

• Get worked up about something without good reason.

• Keep hold of something that is certain rather than risk losing it for something else.

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