Common English Expressions

A blessing in disguise

• Something very good

• A good thing that seemed bad at first

• A miracle

Better late than never

• Good things come last

• I'm sorry I'm late

• Better to arrive late than not to come at all

Break a leg

• Bad luck

• Good luck

• Good news

• Bad news

Call it a day

• Call to work

• Stop working on something

• Be tired

Cutting corners

• Stealing money

• Being lazy

• Doing something poorly in order to save time or money

Easy does it

• Something easy

• Slow down

• Being careful

Get out of hand

• Loose something

• Get out of control

• Find something

Get something out of your system

• Do the thing you've been wanting to do so you can move on

• Scream

• Go to a place

Get your act together

• Be better

• Work better or leave

• Do some acting

Go back to the drawing board

• Draw a picture

• Start over

• Not do something