| A | B |
|---|
| Cheapskate | someone who hates to spend money |
| Joined at the hip | to be exceptionally close to someone |
| Elbow grease | hard physical effort |
| Oddball | a strange person |
| Down-To-Earth | sensible and realistic |
| Go-Getter | a person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want |
| Break a leg | good luck |
| Cutting corners | Doing something poorly in order to save time or money |
| Hang in there | Don’t give up |
| Pull yourself together | Calm down |
| Red tape | Official or bureaucratic tasks |
| To be yellow | To be cowardly |
| To see red | To be very angry |
| Black out | Faint |
| Black and blue | Describe something that is badly bruised |
| Golden opportunity | The perfect chance |
| Have the blues | Be sad or depressed |
| Black sheep | A person who is a disgrace to a family or group |
| So far so good | Things are going well so far |
| A busybody | always wants to know about other people’s private lives |
