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a crash course
a short course that has the main facts and skills He took a crash course in cooking and bought a cafe.
a horse of a different color
a different matter, a separate issue If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a different color.
a horse's ass
a fool, a jerk After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.
a sack of hammers
a dead weight, a heavy object Don't throw me in the lake! I'll sink like a sack of hammers!
all ears
listening carefully, trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
an old warhorse
a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.
at first
at the beginning At first she didn
at first blush
when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.
at first glance
when you first see it, when you notice it At first glance, it looked like a cat - a large cat.
at first light
just before the sun rises, at the crack of dawn At first light, the ducks would fly to the grainfields to feed.
back yourself into a corner
put yourself in a bad position, have no escape If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into a corner.
banker's hours
short work hours My sister's husband owns his own company and is able to work banker's hours with his large staff.
bark is worse than his bite
"he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.
bark is worse than one
someone isn
be all ears
be eager to hear what someone has to say.
be yourself
be natural, behave normally Don't worry about what to say at the party. Just be yourself.
beat a dead horse
continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.
beggars can't be choosers
people who receive free things should not expect the best "When they complained about the shabby coats, he said, ""Beggars can't be choosers."""
behind bars
in jail, in prison, in the slammer Behind bars, she didn't have much of a social life.
believe my ears
(See can't believe my ears)
bet on the wrong horse
base one
bet you dollars to donuts
"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; give you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.
bonkers
crazy, insane, nuts, wacko If you watch professional wrestling you must be bonkers!
burst at the seams
too full or too crowded The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone was waiting to go away for their holidays.
butter fingers
unable to catch or hold, cement hands "When Anna dropped the ball, Shelly said, ""Butter fingers!"""
can't believe my ears
cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!
carry the conversation
continue the conversation, continue talking to you Visiting with Sally is easy. She carries the conversation!
cart before the horse
(See the cart before the horse)
change horses in mid stream
change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.
change horses in midstream
make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn
cheap like borsch
not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.
coming out of our ears
having too many, having too much Everybody brought salad. We had salad coming out of our ears!
couldn't believe my ears
(See can't believe my ears)
course you can
you can do it, believe it, of course you can """I don't think I can learn this."" ""Course you can, son."""
courseware
computer program that teaches a course We sell courseware to schools all over North America.
crackers
crazy, bonkers, nuts Don't worry about me. I've been crackers all my life.
crash course
(See a crash course)
crocodile tears
a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn
cut corners
use less material, use less than required If we cut corners, we'll produce a low-quality product.
dark horse
the competitor that could surprise us and win The dark horse in the World Cup is Ireland. They could win it all.
did yourself proud
did a good job, did well, did good, done good That was a great dinner, Nora. You did yourself proud.
dig yourself in
make it worse, say or do something that aggravates "When he insulted the policeman, I said, ""Don't dig yourself in."""
do the honors
perform the duty of a host (when serving a drink etc.) Would you like to do the honors and pour everyone a glass of wine?
do the honours
do the task for the leader, fill in for the leader The Mayor can't speak to us, so Mr. Kelly will do the honours.
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
treat people the way you would like to be treated "This is The Golden Rule: ""Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."""
do wonders
produce excellent results If you begin to do some exercise it will do wonders for your health.
do yourself proud
do something that you are proud of You did yourself proud when you helped the refugees.
don't know the first thing about it
do not know anything about it I can't fix a transmission. I don't know the first thing about it.
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
donkey's years
a very long time I talked to my friend for a long time because I hadn't seen her in donkey's years.
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