Common English Idiom
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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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