All thumbs - not coordinated, having difficulty Ants in my pants - to be excited or agitated about something and cannot stay still Apple of your eye - something or someone that is very special to you
As the crow flies - the shortest possible route between two places
Asleep at the switch - not doing your job or taking your responsibilities carefully
At the drop of a hat - to do something immediately
At the end of your rope - you are at the end of your patience or endurance Ax to grind - 1. to try to get something to happen for your own good 2. have a complaint B Babe in the woods - A babe in the woods is a naive, young, and defenseless person.
Back to square one - If you are on square one, you have to start from the beginning again.
Back to the drawing board - You have to start over.
Backseat driver - Someone who tells someone what to do.
Baker's dozen - A baker's dozen is a group of 13.
Ballpark figure - A ballpark figure is a general idea.
Bark is worse than your bite - someone isn't as bad as they sound
Bark up the wrong tree - making a wrong assumption of something
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A
All thumbs - not coordinated, having difficulty Ants in my pants - to be excited or agitated about something and cannot stay stillApple of your eye - something or someone that is very special to you
As the crow flies - the shortest possible route between two places
Asleep at the switch - not doing your job or taking your responsibilities carefully
At the drop of a hat - to do something immediately
At the end of your rope - you are at the end of your patience or endurance
Ax to grind - 1. to try to get something to happen for your own good 2. have a complaint
B
Babe in the woods - A babe in the woods is a naive, young, and defenseless person.
Back to square one - If you are on square one, you have to start from the beginning again.
Back to the drawing board - You have to start over.
Backseat driver - Someone who tells someone what to do.
Baker's dozen - A baker's dozen is a group of 13.
Ballpark figure - A ballpark figure is a general idea.
Bark is worse than your bite - someone isn't as bad as they sound
Bark up the wrong tree - making a wrong assumption of something
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