English Idioms

• Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

  Don’t risk everything on one plan.

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• Don’t judge a book by its cover

  Don’t judge by appearance.

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• Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

  Don’t assume success before it happens.

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• Don’t hold your breath

  Do not expect something to happen soon.

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• Don’t miss a beat

  To continue smoothly without hesitation.

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• Your guess is as good as mine

  I don’t know either.

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• See eye to eye

  To agree completely.

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• Curiosity killed the cat

  Being too curious can cause trouble.

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• Speak your mind

  To say what you really think.

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• Burn bridges

  To destroy relationships so you cannot return to them.

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• Cross that bridge when you come to it

  Deal with a problem when it happens, not before.

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• Let sleeping dogs lie

  Don’t bring up old problems.

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• Burst someone’s bubble

  To disappoint someone by telling them the truth.

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• Rock the boat

  To cause problems by changing or challenging the situation.

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• Jump the gun

  To do something too early before the right time.

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• It takes two to tango

  Both people involved are responsible for a situation.

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• Every dog has its day

  Everyone gets a chance to succeed at some point.

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• Make a mountain out of a molehill

  To make a small problem seem much bigger than it is.

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