front 1 A wild goose chase | back 1 doing something that may seem impossible, meaningless or pointless |
front 2 Giving cold shoulder | back 2 to ignore someone |
front 3 Clouds on the horizon | back 3 trouble is coming on the way |
front 4 Let someone off the hook | back 4 to let go someone, to not punish or hold someone responsible for something |
front 5 Feeling under the weather | back 5 not feel well; feel sick |
front 6 Cutting corners | back 6 trying to save money or time, by not performing duty or the given task; to skip steps or not do things completely |
front 7 Go down in flames | back 7 to fail in a surprisingly manner |
front 8 The last straw | back 8 the difficulty that ultimately makes the situation worse or unbearable |
front 9 Break the ice | back 9 to get the conversation going |
front 10 Wrap one's head around something | back 10 to understand something that may take a bit of time and effort |
front 11 Burn bridges | back 11 to do something or anger someone to where you cannot go back to how things were and cannot expect help in the future |
front 12 Your guess is as good as mine | back 12 I don't know either |
front 13 Leave out in the cold | back 13 to be ignored or not considered |
front 14 Keep an ear to the ground | back 14 to listen for new information |
front 15 Run around in circles | back 15 to put effort into something while making little or no progress |
front 16 Scrape the barrel | back 16 to make choices you don't want to or normally wouldn't |
front 17 Having an Ace up the sleeve | back 17 to have a hidden or untold advantage |
front 18 Hook line and sinker | back 18 to be deceived completely |
front 19 Bone to pick | back 19 to be angry about something and want to discuss it |
front 20 Down for the count | back 20 to give up or not be able to keep going |