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Elvis has left the building
The show has come to an end; it's all over
“Well folks, ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING”
Rome wasn't built in a day
Important work takes time; you can't expect to do great things quickly
“Be patient - ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY”
a basket case
A person who is extremely nervous, anxious, or in a state of collapse
“After the accident, he was A BASKET CASE”
a bite at the cherry
A good opportunity that isn't available to everyone
“This is A BITE AT THE CHERRY”
a black look
An angry look or expression
“She gave me A BLACK LOOK”
a black mood
A very unhappy or depressed mood
“She's in A BLACK MOOD today”
a blessing in disguise
Something that seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later
“Losing my job was A BLESSING IN DISGUISE - I found a much better one”
a bolt from the blue
Something completely unexpected that surprises you very much
“The news came like A BOLT FROM THE BLUE”
a bunch of fives
a fist or punch
“He gave him A BUNCH OF FIVES”
a busy bee
A busy, active person who moves quickly from task to task
“She's A BUSY BEE”
a cat has nine lives
Cats seem to get away with dangerous things
“A CAT HAS NINE LIVES”
a cat nap
A short sleep during the day
“I'm taking A CAT NAP”
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
A group or team is only as successful as its least capable member
“Our defense failed because A CHAIN IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST LINK”
a cold day in July
Something that will never happen
“That'll happen A COLD DAY IN JULY”
a cold fish
Someone who is not often moved by emotions
“He's A COLD FISH”
a cut above
Slightly better than
“She's A CUT ABOVE”
a cut below
Inferior to; somewhat lower in quality than
“It's A CUT BELOW”
a day late and a dollar short
Too delayed and insignificant to have much effect
“You're A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT”
a dead end
A situation with no hope of progress or development; a street with no exit
“That's A DEAD END job”
a dime a dozen
Something that is very common and not special
“Those are A DIME A DOZEN”
a dog in the manger
A person who selfishly prevents others from using something
“Don't be A DOG IN THE MANGER”
a far cry from
Very different from
“This is A FAR CRY FROM what we expected”
a few sandwiches short of a picnic
Abnormally stupid, not really sane
“He's A FEW SANDWICHES SHORT OF A PICNIC”
a fool and his money are easily parted
Foolish people spend money carelessly and lose it
“He bought another useless gadget - A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE EASILY PARTED”
a frog in my throat
Unable to speak clearly because of a temporary throat problem
“Excuse me, I have A FROG IN MY THROAT”
a golden opportunity
An excellent chance or opportunity
“This job is A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY for you”
a good deal
To a large extent, a lot
“It's A GOOD DEAL”
a great deal
To a very large extent
“There's been A GREAT DEAL of fuss about nothing, as usual.”
a guinea pig
Someone who is part of an experiment or trial
“I was A GUINEA PIG”
a hair's breadth
A very small distance or amount
“We missed by A HAIR'S BREADTH”
a home bird
Somebody who prefers to spend time at home
“She's A HOME BIRD”
a hot potato
A controversial issue or difficult situation that people are talking about and which is usually disputed
“The tax issue is A HOT POTATO for the government”
a house divided against itself cannot stand
A group that fights internally cannot succeed
“The party needs unity - A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND”
a hundred and ten percent
More than what seems to be the maximum
“I gave A HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT”
a lame duck
A person or enterprise that is not a success
“He's A LAME DUCK”
a leg up
An advantage, a boost
“I need A LEG UP”
a lemon
A vehicle that does not work properly
“That car is A LEMON”
a leopard can't change his spots
People cannot change their basic nature
“He promised to be better but A LEOPARD CAN'T CHANGE HIS SPOTS”
a life of its own
An independent existence
“The project has A LIFE OF ITS OWN”
a little bird told me
I don't wish to divulge where I got the information
“A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME the budget's been cut again.”
a lone wolf
Someone who is not very social with other people
“He's A LONE WOLF”
a lot on one's plate
A lot to do
“I have A LOT ON MY PLATE”
a million and one
Very many
“There are A MILLION AND ONE things”
a notch above
Superior to; higher in quality
“This is A NOTCH ABOVE”
a penny for your thoughts
A way of asking what someone is thinking
“You've been quiet - A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS”
a penny saved is a penny earned
Every small amount helps to build one's savings
“A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED”
a picture is worth a thousand words
A visual presentation can communicate something very effectively
“A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS”
a picture paints a thousand words
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words
“You know what they say - A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS”
a piece of cake
Something that is very easy to do
“That math test was A PIECE OF CAKE”
a plum job
An easy and pleasant job that also pays well
“His daughter's landed A PLUM JOB at the firm, surprise surprise.”