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Idioms and Figurative Speech

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Bite my head offto speak to someone in a quick, angry way - usually for no good reason
Bite the bulletto force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult, or to be brave in a difficult situation
Buckle down and get busystart working hard
Bull in a china closetvery careless in the way that they move or behave
Can't make a silk purse out of a sow's earyou can't make something good out of something that is naturally bad
Curiosity killed the catsaid to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
Don't be smartwhen you speak to other people in a way that shows a lack of respect
Down in the dumpsunhappy
Driving me crazymaking someone annoyed or angry
Eagle eyesomebody who sees very well and notices things
Feeling bluesad
Fit to be tiedextremely frustrated and angry
Get it off of your chesttell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty
Get out of my facea rude way of telling someone that he or she is annoying you and should stop
Go fly a kiteused to tell someone who is annoying to go away
Have eyes in the back of your headto know everything that is happening around you

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