Common English Idiom

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 

Meaning:

What you have is worth more than what you might have later

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A penny for your thoughts 

Meaning:

Tell me what you're thinking

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A penny saved is a penny earned 

Meaning:

Money you save today you can spend later

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A perfect storm 

Meaning:

The worst possible situation

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A picture is worth 1000 words 

Meaning:

Better to show than tell

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Actions speak louder than words 

Meaning:

Believe what people do and not what they say

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Add insult to injury 

Meaning:

To make a bad situation worse

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Barking up the wrong tree 

Meaning:

To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place

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Birds of a feather flock together 

Meaning:

People who are alike are often friends

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Bite off more than you can chew 

Meaning:

Take on a project that you cannot finish

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Break the ice 

Meaning:

Make people feel more comfortable

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Comparing apples to oranges 

Meaning:

Comparing two things that cannot be compared

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Do something at the drop of a hat 

Meaning:

Do something without having planned beforehand

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Don’t cry over spilt milk 

Meaning:

There’s no reason to complain about something that can’t be fixed

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Get a taste of your own medicine 

Meaning:

Get treated the way you’ve been treating others (negative)

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He has bigger fish to fry 

Meaning:

He has bigger things to take care of than what we are talking about now

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Ignorance is bliss 

Meaning:

You’re better off not knowing

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