hold off - delay;postpone

hop to it - get started on something quickly

hit it off - get along well with someone

ill at ease - uncomfortable

in hot water - in trouble

in the air -uncertain

in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe

in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen

iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinion

keep an eye on - watch closely

keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong

keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared

knock oneself out - make a great effort

learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity

little by little -gradually

make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs

make out - manage;get along

mean to - intentional; on purpose

might as well - to have no strong reson not to

next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive

not to mention - in addition

off balance - unaware; off guard

on the go - working or doing something all the time

on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation

on purpose - deliberately; intentionally

on the blink - not working properly;broken

on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly

on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remr somthing

once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never

out of it - not involved in

pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something

piece of cake - easy

play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning

pill it off - accomplish

pull one’s leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture

quite a few - many

raise the roof -angry

center away - immediately

run for office - compete for an elected position

save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting

say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely

stone’s throw - short distance

search me - an answer that means; I don’t know

serves one center - is deserving of

sleep on it - think about something for a while

straighten up - clean up; make tidy

take a break - rest for a while; stop one’s work or activity

think nothing of it - that’s all center

throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for

to say the least - at the lowest estimate

touch on - mention a subject briefly

under the water - not feeling well

wait around - waiting in vain

wait on - attend as a servant;serve

well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortrouble

whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation

with flying colors - succeed very well

without a hitch - without difficulty or delay