| A | B |
|---|
| "in a pickle" | in trouble |
| "butterflies in the stomach" | weird feeling caused by fear |
| "open a can of worms" | start trouble that will be hard to stop |
| "white elephant" | an object you would like to get rid of |
| "bury your head in the sand" | Pretend that danger doesn't exist when it really does |
| "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" | Don't make plans based upon something that hasn't happened yet |
| "putting the cart before the horse" | to the order of things backwards |
| "to put your foot into your mouth" | say something that you shouldn't have said |
| "beat around the bush" | avoid coming directly to the point |
| "in one ear and out the other" | not listening carefully |
| "up a tree" | in trouble |
| "keep your shirt on" | stay calm |
| "to give someone the cold shoulder" | show someone he or she is not welcome |
| "crocodile sorrow" | make-believe sadness |
| "to lay an egg" | to be a big failure |
| "putting on the dog" | acting fancy |
| "to throw the book at someone" | give the worst possible punishment for a crime |
| "don't cry over spilled milk" | useless to cry about what can't be undone |
| "to get into everyone's hair" | to keep bothering people |
| "to be a wet blanket" | to discourage someone's plans |
