My Top 100 Favourite English Idioms

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# Top 100 Favourite English idioms:
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the last straw that broke the camel's back
you beat me to it
blow a gasket
hit me up
for the sake of
started to dawn on me
beating them to the punch
turned over a new leaf
wanna go on the record
have a neck for sg
it just goes to show that
i should know better
back in the day
getting himself in the zone
one could say that
one too many times
wrap my head around
anything in particular
no one is the wiser
no one will be any the wiser
another one bites the dust
did not follow through
guilty as charged
that's what she said
can't get over the fact that
thats a slippery slope
scratched that part of my mind
on the house
if it weren't for
need to take my mind off things
back in the day
live to fight another day
getting himself in the zone
one could say that
you know what they say
let's address the elephant in the room
being on the learning curve
just for the record
sounds like a broken record
take a leap of faith
lets cut the shite
my way or the highway
as far as you're concerned
duly noted
point taken
fair enough
catch someone off-guard
running on fumes
it's not rocket science
don't have to reinvent the wheel
in the first place
that being said
chin-up buttercup
by the skin of their teeth
i know a .... when i see one
the devil's at his strongest when we look the other way
all hell breaks loose
the whole nine yard
let alone the
each to his own
wipe the slate clean
last time i checked
keep things on an even keel
got off the wrong foot
give a rat's ass
fortune favours the brave
to be on the same page
give the benefit of the doubt
no moral high ground here
i'll be the judge of that
right off the bat
last but not least
there's more to him than meets the eye
stands upon the edge of a knife
you know of whom I speak
change the course of the future
long have i desired to
pay no heed to that
least of all
it has not been all in vain
above all else
got the whole place in an uproar
it's own comings and goings
developed a keen interest in
you'll know the devil if i catch up with you
passed out of knowledge
rumor grew of a
presses his advantage
can't hold his liquior
nothing is certain
it would be most unwise
prove their great worth
whose time has come
it's only a matter of time before
that have taken hold of him
no rocket science
still fell short with
take one shot at
bow out
in a hot minute
hate to be the one to break it to you
burning the candle on both ends