a cup of cafee

A dime a dozen – common – “Those bows are a dime a dozen at any beauty shop.”

Beat around the bush – not saying outright what you mean – “Rather than just say he didn’t want to be with me anymore, he just beat around the bush for month.”

Get out of hand – no longer under control – “The cat’s antics are getting out of hand.”

Back to the drawing board – start at the beginning – “Well, that experiment didn’t work; time to go back to the drawing board and make a new one.”

Hit the sack – go to sleep – “I’m exhausted; I’m going to hit the sack.”

Miss the boat – too late – “It’s no use applying now, I missed the boat.”

Under the weather – not feeling well – “I can’t come in to work today, I’m feeling a bit under the weather.”

Bite the bullet – get something over with – “I didn’t want to get my tooth pulled, but I scheduled the appointment anyway. It’s better to just bite the bullet.”

Cross that bridge when you get there – worry about that problem later – “I know I need to start thinking about college, but I’m barely passing this science class, so we’ll just cross that bridge when we get there.”

On the ball – doing a good job – “Jorge is on the ball today; he’s already finished two reports!”

Easy does it – slow down – “You don’t have to finish the whole report today, easy does it.”

Cutting corners – saving time/money by doing a poor job – “John isn’t going to pass this class if he keeps cutting corners.”

Call it a day – stop working on a project for now – “Well, we’ve written two whole pages in this study session, so how about we call it day?”