idioms

To barely succeed or just get by in a difficult situation

• barking up the wrong tree

• by the skin of his teeth

• crying over spilt milk

• back to the drawing board

to be mistaken about the reason for something or to pursue the wrong course

of action

• barking up the wrong tree

• by the skin of his teeth

• crying over spilt milk

• back to the drawing board

being upset about something that has already happened and cannot be changed

• barking up the wrong tree

• by the skin of his teeth

• crying over spilt milk

• back to the drawing board

to start over and come up with a new plan when aplan doesn’t work out

• barking up the wrong tree

• let her off the hook

• crying over spilt milk

• back to the drawing board

To join in with what everyone else is doing, often because it seems popular or successful.

• jump on the bandwagon

• let her off the hook

• crying over spilt milk

• back to the drawing board

to allow someone to avoid responsibility or punishment for something

• jump on the bandwagon

• let her off the hook

• crying over spilt milk

• back to the drawing board

to take someone else's ideas or successes and present them as your own, making them less special

• jump on the bandwagon

• let her off the hook

• benefit of the doubt

• stealing someone's thunder

Even though he was late, I decided to give him the ______________________

and assumed something must have happened.

• jump on the bandwagon

• let her off the hook

• benefit of the doubt

• stealing someone's thunder

not risking everything on one plan; having multiple options

• don't put all your eggs in one basket

• let her off the hook

• benefit of the doubt

• stealing someone's thunder

When she started to face the same teasing she used to give others, she

finally got _________________________.

• don't put all your eggs in one basket

• taste of her own medicine

• benefit of the doubt

• stealing someone's thunder