"What's Cooking".........."What's Shaking"



What's going on: What's happening.

"Telling Tales Out Of School"...........


To share secrets. To talk about the private affairs or share info about another.

"Sour Grapes"............




Acting meanly after a disappointment. Sour grapes is when one criticizes or otherwise disparages something that they cannot have.

"Right Hand Doesn't Know What the Left Hand Is Doing".........


In a situation or setting in which people are working together, certain people in the organization are ignorant of the actions of certain other people in the organization, leading to dysfunction.

Count on this occurring when dealing with any bureaucratic system!

"Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop"........



To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.

"Walking On Eggshells".........




To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation; to be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.

"Bite The Bullet"



To accept something you'd just as soon not and try to live with it.

"Clam Up"


To refuse to talk or reply; refrain from talking or divulging information. To suddenly stop talking or refuse to speak, typically due to a particular reason.

"Getting Into The Swing of Things"..........


Become active, make progress in some en devour. To become comfortable with something and begin to do it more efficiently and/or enjoy it.

"When It Rains It Pours"..........


When something good or bad happens, similarly good or bad things tend to follow.

c'est la vie

That's life !

com si. com sa

adequate or so, so; also means a little bit of this a little bit of that

"For love nor money".............


This idiom means that a person won’t do something no matter what is offered to them!

"Blinded by love"...........



When a person is so madly in love with somebody that they can’t see the persons faults or negative characteristics.

"No love lost"...............


A mutual animosity between two people.

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A Penny For Your Thoughts

Used to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another, especially when the person appears pensive or conflicted

"Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold"...............


Vengeance is more satisfying when exacted some time after the harm that instigated it.

"An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure"


Working to stop something from happening is easier and better than having to try to resolve it later.

"Fit As A Fiddle"..................

Being in good health; in sound condition. This common idiom is used by people to describe their health, or to say that they are in good shape.


This phrase's origin is not clear. However, it may have something to do with the maintenance involved in keeping a musical instrument in good condition. Indeed, instruments like guitars, flutes, drums and others require a level of care to keep them in good shape and functioning properly.

"Be Careful What You Wish For"...................




If you get things that you desire, there may be unforeseen and unpleasant consequences.