Word list: IDIOMS

a (heavy) cross to bear an unpleasant or painful situation or person

a hard/tough row to hoe that you have
a difficult to accept
situation and
to deal deal with,
with
a head of steam the force produced by a large amount of
a good time was had by all steam
said to in a closed
mean space
that everyone enjoyed
every cloud has a silver lining themselves
said to emphasize that every difficult or
my, (oh, my) unpleasant
used to express situation has some
surprise advantage
or pleasure
a sledgehammer to crack a nut If you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut,
a dog in the manger you use much
someone more force
who keeps than isthat
something needed
they do
(as) proud as Lucifer not want in order to prevent someone
extremely proud or satisfied with yourself else
a cut above someone who is of a higher social class
be too clever by half to be too confident of your own intelligence in
be two of a kind a way people
If two that annoys other
are two of apeople
kind, they are very
be treading water similar
to not be advancing in any way
act/play the goat to behave in a silly way
a whole new ballgame a completely different situation, often one
various and sundry that
manyis different
difficult or that you know little about
put sb on a pedestal to believe that someone is perfect