*i'm trying to update it if I find new idioms.
source:
"to be the apple of someone’s eye (someone’s favorite & special person)"
>>> The new baby was the apple of her mother’s eye.
"Skating on thin ice (doing something that could cause trouble)"
>>> Tom was skating on thin ice when he secretly took his mom's money.
"big picture (overall situation/project as a whole,not the details):
>>> The manager gave us the big picture of the task in the meeting.
"eager beaver (one who works very hard & is eager to get things done)"
>>> Sally is a real eager beaver, always volunteering to stay late.
"dribs and drabs (small amount or numbers)"
>>> Instead of the crowd that was expected, people arrived in dribs and drabs.
"ignorance is bliss (What you don't know can't hurt you)"
>>> Thankfully,Edward did not know about his father’s secret, ignorance is bliss
"on the blink (not operating well/properly)"
>>> The computers in the accounting department are always on the blink.
"to move mountains (do the impossible)"
>>> When you believe in what you are fighting for, you can move mountains.
"over the hill (too old to do something)"
>>> I might be 60, but I am not over the hill yet!
"A goody-goody (someone who tries hard to please people,esp. teachers & parents)"
>>> Rudy always hands in his homework early, he's a goody-goody
"dog-eat-dog (Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive)"
>>> It's a dog-eat-dog world in the movie business.
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