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TermDefinition
A Blessing in Disguise Something that turns out to be good which doesn't seem to be good at first
A Drop in the Bucket A small part of the whole thing
A Piece of Cake A task that is very easy to accomplish
A Slap on the Wrist A punishment that is very mild
A Taste of Your Own Medicine When you end up mistreated the same way that you mistreated others
Add Fuel to the Fire Doing something that makes a problem worse than it already is
All Bark and No Bite When someone acts mean or threatening but will not fight
An Axe to Grind Someone has a dispute with someone
Apple of My Eye Someone who is highly cherished by the person
At the Drop of a Hat Someone who will do something immediately
Back to Square One In a state where you have to start over again
Barking Up the Wrong Tree Making a mistake by looking in the wrong place
Beat a Dead Horse To try to argue about something when it has already been settled
Beating Around the Bush Not speaking directly about an issue, usually to avoid the issue
Bend Over Backwards Willing to do anything to help someone
Between a Rock and a Hard Place Stuck between two very difficult options
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew To start a task that is too overwhelming for you to achieve
Bite Your Tongue Stop talking; Show judgment before saying something that could cause problems
Buy a Lemon Buying a vehicle that won't run or gives you continuous problems
Can't Cut the Mustard Someone who cannot do something well enough to compete or participate in something
Created by: Rvanmeter
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