“In the same boat”

“Burn the midnight oil”

To work late into the night.

“Take the bull by the horns”

To face a problem directly.

“Get the ball rolling”

To start something.

“Raining cats and dogs”

Raining very heavily.

“Piece of cake”

Something very easy to do.

“See eye to eye”

To agree completely.

“Jump on the bandwagon”

To follow a trend because it is popular.

“Catch someone red-handed”

To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong.

“Keep an eye on”

To watch or monitor carefully.

“Pull someone’s leg”

To joke or trick someone playfully.

“Rome wasn’t built in a day”

Important things take time.

“Make a long story short”

To summarize briefly.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”

Don’t judge by appearance.

“Put your money where your mouth is”

To support your words with actions.

“Speak your mind”

To say what you really think.

“Barking up the wrong tree”

To make a wrong assumption.

“On thin ice”

In a risky or dangerous situation.

“Miss the boat”

To miss an opportunity.

“The last straw”

The final problem that causes someone to lose patience.

“Call it a day”

To stop working on something for now.