1) Shoot the breeze a) To have a casual conversation b) To start a fight with someone 2) Jump the gun a) To win a race easily b) To act too quickly, without thinking. 3) Play devil’s advocate a) To always agree with the majority. b) To argue against something just to spark a discussion 4) Bite the dust a) To fail badly or die. b) To eat something unpleasant 5) Go cold turkey a) o suddenly stop a habit, especially an addiction b) To enjoy eating cold food 6) The last straw a) The last drink at a party b) The final problem that causes everything to collapse 7) Jump on the bandwagon a) To start supporting something because it’s popular b) To create a new trend 8) Hit the ground running a) To fail while attempting doing something b) To start something with energy and enthusiasm. 9) Throw shade a) To insult someone indirectly b) To protect yourself from the sun 10) Read the room a) To understand the situation and act appropriately b) To read aloud in public 11) Hit or miss a) A game played with a ball b) Something that can either succeed or fail. 12) Pull a fast one a) To run away quickly. b) To trick or deceive someone 13) In the clear a) No longer in trouble or danger b) Being very confused 14) Barking up the wrong tree a) Blaming the wrong person or looking in the wrong place b) Getting angry for no reason at all 15) Put a sock in it a) To tell someone to be quiet b) To store something in a safe place 16) Step up your game a) To improve your performance. b) To quit playing a game. 17) No-brainer a) An obvious decision that requires no thinking. b) A very difficult decision 18) Pull yourself together a) To calm down and regain control of emotions b) To physically hold yourself in place 19) Cut to the chase a) Long story short b) take a shortcut to get to a place 20) Water under the bridge a) Don't worry about the past b) The weather is changing 21) I'll cross that bridge when I come to it a) I'll think about making a decision, but not now b) I'll avoid doing it, I don't want to do it. Never ever. 22) Throw in the towel a) Give it a shot b) to give up on something 23) to be under the weather a) to feel sad b) to feel unwell 24) To be / feel down in the dumps a) to feel unwell b) to feel blue, depressed 25) to be over the moon a) to be harebrained b) to be extremely happy 26) to get cold feet a) to get afraid of doing something and decide not to do it anymore b) to feel angry to someone 27) to give someone the could shoulder a) to ignore someone b) to get angry to someone 28) take it with a grain of salt a) don't take it seriously b) be careful, it's dangerous

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