| A | B |
|---|
| At the end of your rope | -at the limit of your ability, endurance, or patience to do something |
| Bed of roses | -a wonderful, pleasant situation or position; an easy, comfortable life |
| Better half | -either partner in marriage |
| Cast pearls before swine | -to waste something good or valuable on someone who won’t appreciate or understand it |
| Chips are down | -the situation is urgent and has to be dealt with now |
| Clean as a whistle | -completely free from dirt; perfectly neat |
| Down the hatch | -swallow a drink in one gulp |
| Egg on your face | -to be very embarrassed or humiliated for something foolish that you did or said |
| Field day | -to have unlimited opportunities; to have it all your own way; to go all out and experience success at something |
| Get your feet wet | -to have a first experience in something; to begin to do something for the first time |
