Idioms, explained plainly

What does 'bite the bullet' mean? → What does 'it's up in the air' mean? → What does 'sitting on the fence' mean? → What does 'spill the beans' mean? → What does 'throw someone under the bus' mean? → What does 'get cold feet' mean? → What does 'burning your bridges' mean? → What does 'does that ring a bell' mean? → What does 'hang in there' mean? → Why do you say 'break a leg' instead of 'good luck'? → What does 'it costs an arm and a leg' mean? → What does 'once in a blue moon' mean? → What does 'the elephant in the room' mean? → What does 'under the radar' mean? → What does 'the ball is in your court' mean? → What does 'every cloud has a silver lining' mean? → What does 'think outside the box' mean? → What does 'Catch-22' mean? → What does 'tip of the iceberg' mean? → What does 'a blessing in disguise' mean? → What does 'get out of hand' mean? → What does 'in the same boat' mean? → What does 'hit the sack' mean? → What does 'sit tight' mean? → What does 'get the ball rolling' mean? → What does 'cut to the chase' mean? → What does 'miss the boat' mean? → What does 'on thin ice' mean? → What does 'rule of thumb' mean? → What does 'off the top of my head' mean? → What does 'let the cat out of the bag' mean? → What does 'back to square one' mean? → What does 'piece of cake' mean? → What does 'under the weather' mean? → What does 'the whole nine yards' mean? → What does 'the lay of the land' mean? → What does 'that ship has sailed' mean? → What does 'call it a day' mean? → What does 'kill two birds with one stone' mean? → What does 'barking up the wrong tree' mean? → What does 'a penny for your thoughts' mean? → What does 'bite off more than you can chew' mean? →