full of beans - lively and energetic, by hook or by crook - by any means possible, like water off a duck's back - having no effect on a person, from the horse's mouth - getting information directly from the person concerned, a wild goose chase - a pointless and hopeless search for something, have your cake and eat it - when someone wants to have or do two things when only one is possible, come up to scratch - to be good enough for what is needed, on the ball - alert and quick to act, show somebody the ropes - to advise someone how to do something, hit the nail on the head - to say something exactly right or suitable, pass the buck - to leave something for someone else to deal with, at sixes and sevens - to be very confused and muddled,

Idiom Meanings Part Two

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