| A | B |
|---|
| Nothing to sneeze at | -not small or unimportant; something to be taken seriously |
| Pull out all the stops | -to do everything possible to succeed; to do something as enthusiastically as you can |
| Red tape | -excessive formality and time-consuming, rigid adherence to rules and regulations |
| Sing for your supper | to perform a service in return for something one needs or wants |
| Sink or swim | -to fail or succeed by one’s own effort without anyone’s help or interference |
| Tickle the ivories | -play the piano skillfully |
| Tied to someone’s apron strings | -to be dependent on someone, such as one’s mother; to not be able to do anything without asking your mother |
| Wild-goose chase | -a useless or helpless search, especially because something does not exist or can’t be found |
| Wolf in sheep’s clothing | -somebody who appears to be harmless but is really dangerous |
| Word of mouth | -by one person telling another; by speaking, rather than writing |
