Meaning: Good luck! (used before performances)

Example: "You have your job interview today? Break a leg!"

Fun fact: Saying "good luck" in theater is considered bad luck, so actors say this instead! 🎭

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Answer: "It's raining cats and dogs"
Meaning: It's raining very heavily
Example: "I'm not going out - it's raining cats and dogs!"

Origin: Nobody knows for sure! 🤷‍♂️

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Meaning: It's your turn to make a decision/take action
Example: "I've made my offer. Now the ball is in your court."
Origin: Tennis! 🎾

When someone passes responsibility to you!

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Answer: "Break the ice"
Meaning: Start a conversation or make people feel comfortable
Example: "He told a joke to break the ice at the meeting"

Perfect for awkward situations! 😅

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Meaning: To be exactly right about something

Example: "You hit the nail on the head with that analysis!"

Origin: From carpentry - hitting a nail perfectly with a hammer! 🔨

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Answer: "Every cloud has a silver lining"

Meaning: Something good can come from bad situations

Example: "I lost my job, but every cloud has a silver lining - now I can start my own business!"

Stay positive! ✨

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Meaning: Don't assume success before it actually happens

Example: "I might get the job, but I won't count my chickens before they hatch"

Lesson: Stay humble and realistic! 🐣

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Answer: "A piece of cake"

Meaning: Something very easy to do

Example: "The exam was a piece of cake!"

Easy as pie! 🍰

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Meaning: Reveal a secret

Example: "Come on, spill the beans about the surprise party!"

Time to confess! 🫘

🔍 Origin: From ancient Greece - people voted with beans, and accidentally spilling them revealed the secret vote.

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🌝Meaning: Don't judge based on appearance

Example: "The restaurant looks old, but don't judge a book by its cover - the food is amazing!"

Look deeper! 📚

🔍 Origin: First appeared in the 1860s, referring to actual book covers being misleading about content quality.

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Meaning: Pursuing the wrong course of action or blaming the wrong person

Example: If you think I ate your sandwich, you're barking up the wrong tree.

Wrong direction! 🐕

🔍 Origin: From hunting dogs that would bark at the base of the wrong tree while the prey escaped.

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Meaning: Join a popular trend or activity

Example: Everyone's learning Spanish, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon too.

Follow the crowd! 🎪

🔍 Origin: Political campaigns in the 1800s used decorated wagons; supporters would literally jump on.

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Meaning: Stay up late working or studying

Example: I'll have to burn the midnight oil to finish this report by tomorrow.

Late night grind! 🕛

🔍 Origin: Before electricity, people used oil lamps to work late into the night.

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