1. Bark is worse than your bite: empty threats
2. Black Sheep of the family: the odd one out in a family
3. Bull in a China Shop: a clumsy person
4. A leopard cannot change his spots: one cannot change his nature
5. Crocodile tears: false tears
6. Cry wolf: raise false alarm
7. Eager Beaver: hardworking person
8. Go to the dogs: get ruined
9. Hold your horses: go slow or slowdown
10. Make a mountain out of a molehill or To stir storm in a kettle: to exaggerate; to make something sound larger than it really is
11. Accidentally on purpose: to deliberately do something but make it appear accidental
12. Somebody’s Achilles heel: the only weak point in an otherwise perfect person
13. Chalk and Cheese relationship: very different
14. Comparing apples to oranges: false comparison
15. Between the devil and the deep blue sea or Catch-22: No choice left
16. Run like clockwork: when everything happens as per the schedule
17. Blessing in disguise: an apparent curse that turns out to be good for you
18. A tough act to follow: a feat that is very difficult to repeat
19. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians: too many people giving orders but none to follow them
20. Raining cats and dogs: heavy downpour or heavy rainfall.
21. Square pegs in round holes: misfits
22. Bee in your bonnet: a crazy idea
23. Cloak and Dagger: mysterious
24. Sitting duck: In a position where one can be easily hurt.
25. Bats in your belfry: A crazy idea
26. Wolf in a sheep’s clothing: Someone who looks harmless but may actually be very dangerous
27. Straight from the horse’s mouth: from the original source or get some news directly from the person concerned
28. Ace up your sleeve: a secret advantage
29. Kill two birds with one stone: To accomplish two deeds with one action
30. Smell a rat: To be suspicious or get a feeling that something is wrong
31. Get a pink slip: to lose your job
32. Green thumb: to have a talent for gardening
33. Once in a blue moon: Very rarely
34. Out of the clear blue sky: Without any warning
35. Red carpet treatment: To treat specially, giving a lot of respect.
36. Red herring: Anything that misleads you
37. Show your true colours: To show what you really are
38. Eat your hat: Saying that you will do something impossible if your words are proven wrong.
39. Feather in your cap: a great achievement
40. Goody two shoes: of those who think they are perfect
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