Idiom 1 - 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. - Achilles’ heel: a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, that can actually or potentially lead to downfall.
Idiom 2 - Add fuel to the fire: to make a bad situation worse
- Afraid of your own shadow: very timid and fearful
Idiom 3 - Air your dirty laundry in public: If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.
- Albatross around your neck: An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.
Idiom 4
-All ears: If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.
- All that glitters is not gold: This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless.
Idiom 5 - All thumbs: too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity.
- Ants in your pants: agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.
Idiom 6 - Apple of your eye: something or, more often, someone that is very special to you
- As the crow flies: the shortest possible distance between two places; a measure in a straight line
Idiom 7 - Asleep at the switch:not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully
- At the drop of a hat: do it immediately
Idiom 8 - At the end of your rope: at the limit - Ax to grind: to have sth to complain about
Idioms
Idiom 1
- 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.
- Achilles’ heel: a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, that can actually or potentially lead to downfall.
Idiom 2
- Add fuel to the fire: to make a bad situation worse
- Afraid of your own shadow: very timid and fearful
Idiom 3
- Air your dirty laundry in public: If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.
- Albatross around your neck: An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.
Idiom 4
- All ears: If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.
- All that glitters is not gold: This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless.
Idiom 5
- All thumbs: too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity.
- Ants in your pants: agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.
Idiom 6
- Apple of your eye: something or, more often, someone that is very special to you
- As the crow flies: the shortest possible distance between two places; a measure in a straight line
Idiom 7
- Asleep at the switch: not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully
- At the drop of a hat: do it immediately
Idiom 8
- At the end of your rope: at the limit
- Ax to grind: to have sth to complain about
- babe in the woods : innocent person
- back to square one : back to the beginning.