Ace up your sleeve
If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about (something hidden advantage #2Add fuel to the fire
When you do something that make a bad situation worse
Afraid of your own shadow
To be extremely nervous and easily frightened
#3Air your dirty laundry in public
To discuss private or embrassing personal information in public
Albatross around your neck
A problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful
#4 All ears
to be very eager to hear what someone is going to say
All that glitters is not gold
Just because something looks attractive does not mean it is genuine or valuable.
#5 All thumbs
Someone who is very awkward and clumsy
Ants in your pants
If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still
#6 Apple of your eye
Something or someone that is very special to you is the "apple of you eye"
As the crow flies
Measure in a straight line
#7 Asleep at the switch
If someone is asleep at the switch, they are not doing their work or taking their responsibilities very carefully
At the drop of a hat
If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately
#8 At the end of your rope
your at the limit of your patience
Ax to grind
to have something to complain about
A weak or vulnerable factor.
Ace up your sleeve
If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about (something hidden advantage
#2 Add fuel to the fire
When you do something that make a bad situation worse
Afraid of your own shadow
To be extremely nervous and easily frightened
#3 Air your dirty laundry in public
To discuss private or embrassing personal information in public
Albatross around your neck
A problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful
#4 All ears
to be very eager to hear what someone is going to say
All that glitters is not gold
Just because something looks attractive does not mean it is genuine or valuable.
#5 All thumbs
Someone who is very awkward and clumsy
Ants in your pants
If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still
#6 Apple of your eye
Something or someone that is very special to you is the "apple of you eye"
As the crow flies
Measure in a straight line
#7 Asleep at the switch
If someone is asleep at the switch, they are not doing their work or taking their responsibilities very carefully
At the drop of a hat
If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately
#8 At the end of your rope
your at the limit of your patience
Ax to grind
to have something to complain about