English in situation 

Idioms: Expressions that are very literal. They are figurative.

Natural relatives

 You rock: You are great

 Calm before storm: A calm before the chaos.
 Under the weather: to feel (a bit) sick a to feel a bit under the weather
 When it rains, it pours: Bad things happen at the same time. (Pours: raining a lot)
 Rain or shine: to do something in any weather. In any condition.
 Every cloud has silver lining: There is something good in every bad situation. (I guess, every
cloud has silver lining) a bit of good stuff in bad situation
 To be able to go with the flow: to be able to adapt in every situation.
 Down to earth: practical, human, relatable used with famous people that treat ordinary
people well.
 (just) Tip of the iceberg: small part of something bigger, usually negative.
 Nip it in the bud: stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking quick action.
 To Beat around the bush: Speak indirectly without getting to the main point. (in a negative
way)
 The best of both worlds: an ideal situation (agreement)
 Get wind of something: to hear news about something secret.
 Palin as day: Something obvious to see.
 Up in the air: no definite plan.
 Call it a day. To stop working on a project for the day.
Animals
 To go cold turkey: to suddenly quit a bad habit.
 Go on a wild goose chase: to do something pointless.
 Crying wolf: to lie many times so no one believes you.

Food

 Bring home the bacon: to make money to support your family.