Idiomatic expressions
Cut the mustard - To succeed
Devil's Advocate - To present a counter argument.
Big cheese - very important person
Last straw - The final problem in a series of problems.
Use your noodle - Use your brain
A bun in the oven - Be pregnant
Bad egg- A person who is often in trouble
Cheesy - Silly
Cool as a cucumber - Very relaxed
Cream of the crop - The best
One smart cookie - A very intelligent person
Cup of joe - Cup of coffee
Freeze one's buns off - Be very cold
In a nutshell - Simply
Souped up - Made more powerfu
Out to lunch - Crazy or mad
Spice things up - Make smth more exciting
Peach fuzz - Small amount of hair growth
At the drop of a hat without
needing any advance notice
Hand-me-down - Used clothing
Caught with your pants down - found out
To have a card up one's sleeve-have a secret or reserve plan
Buckle down-work extra hard
Burn a hole in one's pocket - money that is tempted to spend
Dress to kill-dress in sexy clothes
Fit like a glove-fit perfectly