| A | B |
| Hold your horses! | be patient; wait |
| Keep your nose clean! | stay out of trouble |
| Between a rock and a hard place | in a difficult position |
| dirt cheap | not expensive |
| giving you the cold shoulder | ignoring you |
| getting up on the wrong side of the bed | in a bad mood |
| Watch your mouth! | becareful what you say |
| out of the woods | out of danger |
| Don't stretch the truth! | Don't change the story to fit your needs. |
| blowing his own horn | bragging |
| drawing the line | not putting up with it |
| a sight for sore eyes | missed you and glad to see you |
| left in the dark | didn't know what was going on |
| Your name will be mud! | people will think badly of you if you do something wrong |
| rubs me the wrong way | something I don't like him/her |