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English Idioms
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
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Being away from someone or something for a period of time makes you appreciate them or it more
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Being away from someone or something for a period of time makes you appreciate them or it more
Actions speak louder than words
What you do is more important than what you say
All that glitters is not gold
Not everything that appears valuable or attractive is truly valuable or good
Back to the drawing board
Forced to start a task or project over again because the previous attempt failed
Beat around the bush
To avoid getting to the point or talking about the main topic
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Different people have different ideas about what is beautiful
Bite the bullet
To endure a difficult or unpleasant situation because it is unavoidable
Break a leg
A superstitious way of wishing someone good luck, often used in theater
Call it a day
To stop working on something
Can't judge a book by its cover
You can't assess the value or nature of someone or something merely by their outward appearance
Come rain or shine
Something will happen regardless of the weather or any other difficulty
Curiosity killed the cat
Being too curious can lead to trouble
Cut corners
To do something poorly or cheaply to save time or money
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Don't make plans based on something that hasn't happened yet
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Don't risk everything on a single venture
Every cloud has a silver lining
There is a positive or hopeful side to every difficult situation
Get out of hand
To become difficult to control
Give someone the cold shoulder
To ignore someone or treat them in an unfriendly way
Hit the nail on the head
To be exactly right about something
In a nutshell
To summarize something in a few words
Kill two birds with one stone
To achieve two objectives with a single effort
Let the cat out of the bag
To reveal a secret unintentionally
Miss the boat
To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act
Piece of cake
Something that is very easy to do
Pull yourself together
To regain control of your emotions and calm down
Speak of the devil
The person you were just talking about unexpectedly appears
The early bird catches the worm
Success comes to those who prepare well and start early
Under the weather
Feeling ill or unwell
Your guess is as good as mine
I have no idea or am just as uncertain as you are