English Idioms (IDIOM->MEANING)

24/7

• All the time; constantly.
• Treat people fairly. Also known as "The Golden Rule"
• A really good invention
• Just barely

A short fuse

• A quick temper.
• Do a good job
• a quick response

• Get something exactly right

A taste of your own medicine

• Bad treatment deservedly received for treating other people badly.
• Tired; giving up; unable or unwilling to participate any longer.
• To be less important.
• He's dumb

Butterflies in my stomach

• To be nervous.
• Nothing is entirely free
• To make an extra effort.
• You're just as bad as I am

By the skin of your teeth

• To just barely get by or make it.
• Don’t take it too seriously
• Warm and cozy; content.
• Things are going to get better

Cat got your tongue?

• Can’t you speak?
• A really good invention
• Hear something from the person involved
• Directly from the person involved.

Crying wolf

• To ask for help when you don't need it.
• There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed
• Get two things done with a single action
• Not as easy as it appears to be.

Cut someone some slack

• To not judge someone too harshly.
• Get something exactly right
• Tired; giving up; unable or unwilling to participate any longer.
• Hear something from the person involved

Down for the count: 

• Tired; giving up; unable or unwilling to participate any longer.
• They're always together
• The big issue, the problem people are avoiding
• Have more energy after having been tired

Draw the line

• To stop; to know the point where something goes from okay to not okay.
• Busy
• Tell me what you're thinking
• It's easy