| A | B |
| to drive someone up the wall | to annoy someone |
| miss the boat | to fail to take an opportunity |
| to rock the boat | not upsetting or changing the rules |
| you have a bone to pic with someone | you are annoyed with someone and need to talk to them about it |
| you can't judge a book by its cover | you can't tell what someone is like by just looking at them |
| he or she is too big for their boots | they think they are more important than they are |
| we can cross that bridge when we come to it | you don't need to worry about things that have not happened yet |
| you take the bull by the horns | you deal with a tricky situation in a direct determined way |
| you have butterflies in your stomach | you are feeling nervous and jittery about something |
| to carry the can | you take the blame for something even though others are responsible |