idioms

blow off some steam

brand spanking new

break a leg

bust your chops

clear as a bell

close, but no cigar

(go) cold turkey

down to the wire

dressed to the nines

at the eleventh hour

face the music

get a leg up

hold a candle to

in the doldrums

in the red/in the black

irons in the fire

jump on the bandwagon

knock on wood

on the ball

once in a blue moon

pass with flying colors

ring a bell

roll with the punches

rule of thumb

show your true colors

tie the knot

under the weather

(take) with a grain of salt

toe the line

the writing is on the wall