English idioms

"Beat around the bush" means:

• Do some gardening.

• Avoid saying what you mean.

• Prevent a plan from succeeding.

• Destroy what you created.

"A hot potato" means:

• A controversial issue that people are uncomfortable talking about.

• Something that everyone is talking about.

• Someone who is angry.

• Someone who is always talking.

"Go bananas" means:

• Not doing anything that day.

• Fall because of something slippery.

• To go somewhere people won't find you.

• Become very excited or angry.

"Hold your horses" means:

• Stop and consider what you're doing.

• Let someone win an argument.

• Walk slower.

• Don't let the situation escalate.

"The elephant in the room" means:

• Something or someone is in the wrong place.

• A change about someone.

• Obvious problem that people don't want to talk about.

• An argument.

"Don't give up your day job" means:

• Take your hobbies less seriously.

• You should continue what you are doing even when things aren't going well.

• Making money is more important than having fun.

• You aren't very good at something.

"I'll cross that bridge when I come to it" means:

• You won't let your fears hold you back.

• You won't worry about a problem until it happens.

• You will face the consequences of your actions.

• You will be careful with the choices you make.

"Go back to the drawing board" means:

• Continue to be good at something by practicing it.

• Add more details to something.

• Plan something again because it wasn't successful the first time.

• Do something again and again.

"Pie in the sky" means:

• You can see figures in the clouds.

• Something that makes something good even better.

• A warm and sunny day.

• Something good that is unlikely to happen.

"Wet behind the ears" means:

• Feeling you have that someone is talking about you.

• Person lacking experience.

• Someone who just got off the shower.

• Person who still has to get ready before going out.