Idioms

cat got your tongue

• when someone is quiet or does not speak

• the cat cut off his tongue

• the cat found a tongue

hold your horses

• take a break

• hug the horses

• wait a moment

wandering mind

• the brain started walking around

• distracted or thinking of other things

• headache

as different as chalk and cheese

• very different

• very similar

• odd

as good as gold

• rude; rowdy

• expensive or precious

• well-behaved; polite

have a memory like a sieve

• forgetful

• reliable

• detailed

like a bat out of hell

• escaping from a killer

• driving or running away extremely fast

• running away from the hot sun

bite off more than you can chew

• taking on a task that is too great or difficult

• gluttony

• eating until there is no food left

cannot make head nor tail of something

• not knowing the start and end of a trail

• not knowing the head or tail of a worm

• cannot understand it at all

go out of your way

• being lost

• putting in extra effort for something

• trying a new road