| A | B |
| hair on fire | excites you or catches your attention urgently |
| panic button | to react to a situation by demanding emergency action; become excited; panic |
| speak your mind | to be honest to people about your opinions |
| by a mile | by a large number, distance, or amount |
| cat got your tongue | stuck, not being able to say anything |
| smell a rat | to suspect that something is wrong; to sense that someone has caused something wrong |
| go under the knife | to submit to surgery; to have surgery done on oneself |
| bite the dust | to die |
| make ends meet | to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need |