Vocabulary
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Exhaust oneself by working too much, going to bed late and getting up early
“She's been BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS studying for exams”
Work late into the night
“I had to BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL to finish the report”
Destroy someone's illusion
“Sorry to BURST YOUR BUBBLE”
Ignoring something that's obviously wrong, not facing reality
“Don't BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND”
Make peace, agree to end a dispute
“Let's BURY THE HATCHET”
Refuse to face reality
“Stop BURYING YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND”
Tease or bother someone
“He's just BUSTING YOUR CHOPS”
Very active and hardworking
“She's BUSY AS A BEE”
Flatter someone excessively in order to get something from them
“Don't BUTTER HIM UP”
Seemingly innocent but actually cunning
“She acts sweet BUT BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT in her mouth”
A clumsy person who drops things
“You BUTTERFINGERS! You dropped my phone!”
Stop talking; be quiet
“BUTTON YOUR LIP and listen to me”
Delay something to gain more time
“I'm trying to BUY TIME with more questions”
Go away; leave someone alone
“Just BUZZ OFF, I'm busy!”
A dangerous situation or person
“He ran into the BUZZ SAW with that comment”
By a very small margin
“We won BY A HAIR”
Of course, certainly
“BY ALL MEANS, go ahead”
Generally speaking; on the whole
“BY AND LARGE, it's good”
By means of; through the efforts of
“She succeeded BY DINT OF hard work”
From memory
“I know this poem BY HEART”
By some possibly dishonest means
“He'll get it BY HOOK OR BY CROOK”
Follow instructions exactly
“Do it BY THE BOOK”
By a very narrow margin; barely managing to do something
“I passed the exam BY THE SKIN OF MY TEETH”
Barely escaping disaster
“We escaped BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH”
Via personal communications rather than written media
“Spread BY WORD OF MOUTH”
Avoid or go around something
“Let's BYPASS the traffic on this route”
Something very easy to accomplish
“The exam was A CAKEWALK”
Decide to stop working on something
“We've worked enough - let's CALL IT A DAY”
End an evening's activities and go home
“I'm going to CALL IT A NIGHT”
Demand someone prove their claim
“I CALLED HIS BLUFF and asked to see the evidence”
Make the important decisions in an organization
“She CALLS THE SHOTS”
Making important decisions and controlling a situation
“He CALLS THE TUNE”
A quiet period before a period of trouble or activity
“It's THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM”
Become less angry or excited
“Just CALM DOWN and breathe”
A source of many problems
“That opened A CAN OF WORMS”
Cannot judge something primarily on appearance
“You CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER”
Be completely unable to understand something
“I CAN'T MAKE HEAD NOR TAIL OF this”
Unable to maintain a wider perspective
“You CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES”
The practice of withdrawing support for public figures
“CANCEL CULTURE is affecting many celebrities”
A surprise advantage of which others are not aware
“He has A CARD UP HIS SLEEVE”
The situation is unfairly against you
“THE CARDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US”
A tactic in which rewards are offered, but there is also the threat of punishment
“Use THE CARROT AND STICK approach”
Continue to be in love with someone even after a relationship has ended
“He still CARRIES A TORCH FOR her”
Continue doing something
“Just CARRY ON with your work”
Take charge or responsibility
“Who's GOING TO CARRY THE BALL?”
Take the blame for something one did not do
“He had to CARRY THE CAN”
A product, service, or business that makes a lot of steady profit
“That product is our CASH COW”
Take advantage of a quick profit; die
“Time to CASH IN”
In need of money
“We're CASH-STRAPPED”
Waste something good on those who don't appreciate it
“Don't CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE”
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