1. life
   sorrow
2. time
   bridge

This is a common phrase. It means that you don't notice time passing when you are enjoying yourself.

1. twist
   cookie
2. devil
   ghost

This is a funny old phrase. It's used when the person you are talking about coincidentally appears.

1. cross
   burn
2. build
   paint

If someone is "burning their bridges" they are not literally burning bridges. They are intentionally ruining their connections or opportunities.

1. jump
   pull
2. get
   wash

Getting something out of your systems means to do something you really want to do, so you can move on. Usually, this involves making less than perfect choices.

1. sack
   play
2. sky
   heart

This phrase means to go to sleep. "Hit the hay" is also commonly used.

1. money
   pain
2. wife
   sweat

This saying means that things don't come for free. It is necessary to work for what you want.

1. hair
   book
2. wallet
   leg

This is a common one. It means to joke with someone.

1. scarf
   head
2. knife
   cake

To wrap your head around something means to understand it. If you can't wrap your head around something, you can't understand it.

1. real
   complete
2. glitter
   rocket

This phrase is often used to express that something is not complicated. It means that compared to rocket science, whatever is being talked about is simple.

1. turnip
   blessing
2. garden
   mistake

Things are commonly described as being blessings in disguise. It means that they seemed bad at first, but actually had positive results.

1. night
   luck
2. cake
   wallet

This saying has evolved over the centuries from an old proverb, which literally means that you can't eat your cake and expect to still have it. It has come to have a similar meaning to, "You can't have it both ways."

1. under
   stop
2. ride
   become

If someone is under the weather they are not feeling well. This is a common expression.

1. now
   later
2. never
   yesterday

This phrase is incredibly common. It means it is better to do something late than to not do it at all.

1. turkey
   ribbon
2. slack
   ear

You can cut anybody some slack. It means to go easy on someone and not be so critical.

1. brunt
   crux
2. milk
   benefit

To give someone the benefit of the doubt means to trust what they say, even if you aren't 100% sure. This is another one of those common phrases that is incredibly confusing when taken literally.

1. field
   hook
2. road
   banana

To let someone off the hook means to not hold them responsible for something. If you decide to let things go, you are letting someone off the hook.

1. light
   horse
2. boat
   silver

If someone has missed the boat, they are too late. Often they have missed out on some sort of opportunity or trying to do something that is out of fashion.

1. blue
   day
2. funeral
   beer

This phrase is used as part of a sentence. It means to stop focusing or working on something.

1. plane
   drive
2. ball
   hat

If someone is on the ball, they are doing an excellent job. This phrase is usually used as part of a sentence.

1. stomp
   sing
2. fly
   drink

This phrase means that you can do your best to help someone fix their problems, but ultimately it's on them. After all, you can offer advice, but it is up to the other person to take it to heart.

1. break
   on
2. from
   to

If something is "on the nose," it's accurate. Calling a shouting salesman annoying, for example, would be on the nose.

1. on
   together
2. broadcast
   directed

This phrase is used by itself. It means that whoever it is said to needs to do a better job and get their life together.

1. quilts
   seas
2. worlds
   accounts

Someone who is experiencing the best of both worlds is in luck. They are getting the benefits of two very different situations at once.

1. dinner
   nap
2. rocker
   pimple

There are many sayings used to say that someone is crazy in English. This is one.

1. lifted
   flung
2. bent
   lost

This means to be upset about something. Many people who have upset other people use it when they think the people they have upset are overreacting.

1. T
   bridge
2. love
   mountain

This phrase is used by those who want to deal with problems as they occur. It is a stand-alone sentence.

1. hand
   medicine
2. dust
   purse

This is a common one used as part of another sentence. It means that something has gotten out of control.

1. climb
   pull
2. bake
   say

This is not literally an invitation to repeat. Saying this means that you agree with someone.

1. man
   book
2. dollar
   band

This saying warns against judging things based on appearances alone. After all, many books have similar covers but are wholly different inside.

1. skip
   smoke
2. walk
   beat

Have you ever stalled talking about something uncomfortable directly by being vague about what you mean? Then you have beaten around the bush.

1. soup
   morning
2. there
   last

This common phrase is used alone. It means to keep persevering in the face of adversity.

1. long
   blue
2. deep
   fog

To make a long story short means to condense something you are talking about. It is used as part of a sentence.

1. cheese
   serving
2. checker
   drawing

This phrase means to start over. It refers to the fact that many plans begin with initial sketches or rough drafts.

1. fast
   green
2. gold
   easy

This one is used as a complete phrase. It means to take more care and time when handling something and slow down.

1. storm
   straw
2. apple
   ring

If someone says this to you, they are not very happy with you! It means that their patience has run out.