is when you say something but it means something else

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Is when you say something but it means something else

Idioms

Lamb to the slaughterWhen somebody goes somewhere happy and calm, not knowing that something unpleasant awaits.

Something easy to do.

Piece of cake

Break a legGood luck!

Hold on

Hold your horses

Busy beesWhen you are working very hard.

You are very eager to start something.

Eager beaver

Cool as a cucumberWhen you are really calm and cool.

Your taking risks.

Your skating on thin ice

Kill two birds with one stoneWhen you get two things done at once.

Trying to do something even though it is to difficult to finish.

Bite off more than you can chew.

Clean up your act Improve your behaviour.

A person who is up early or is early

Early bird

Cold shoulderTo be unfriendly to someone.

When somebody says something that you don’t believe.

Your pulling my leg

Spill the beansTo tell somebody's secret.

When you get really excited or angry.

Keep your hair on

Rock the boatCreate problems for other people.

Don’t wait too long because it might be a while.

Don’t hold your breath

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