A
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
All Greek to me
a piece of cake
apples and oranges
ask ( cry ) for the moon
as busy as a bee
as cool as a cucumber
as poor as a church mouse
at a snail's pace
B
bear fruit
be all ears
be / get called on the carpet
be the toast of
before one could say Jack Robinson
be sitting on a volcano
a bolt from ( out of ) the blue, be ( come ) like as a bolt from ( out of ) the blue
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
( a ) bull in a china shop
burn a hole in one's pocket
buy a pig in a poke
C
chalk and cheese
chew the fat
chicken out ( of sth / on sb )
corny
cry wolf
cycle
D
dig one's own grave
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
drop sb / sth like a hot potato
E
F
fireworks
For one's money
G
get one's goat
get one's money's worth
H
have ants in one's pants
have a green thumb
have butterflies ( in one's stomach )
have money to burn
have one's head in the clouds
horses for courses
I
in one's shoes / be (or put oneself) in another person's shoes
in the nick of time
it’s not over until the fat lady sings
J
K
keep / hold sb / sth at bay
knee-high to a grasshopper
L
leaf through sth
leave a bad / nasty taste in the mouth
live off the land
like a fish out of water
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
All Greek to me
a piece of cake
apples and oranges
ask ( cry ) for the moon
as busy as a bee
as cool as a cucumber
as poor as a church mouse
at a snail's pace
B
bear fruit
be all ears
be / get called on the carpet
be the toast of
before one could say Jack Robinson
be sitting on a volcano
a bolt from ( out of ) the blue, be ( come ) like as a bolt from ( out of ) the blue
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
( a ) bull in a china shop
burn a hole in one's pocket
buy a pig in a poke
C
chalk and cheese
chew the fat
chicken out ( of sth / on sb )
corny
cry wolf
cycle
D
dig one's own grave
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
drop sb / sth like a hot potato
E
F
fireworks
For one's money
G
get one's goat
get one's money's worth
H
have ants in one's pants
have a green thumb
have butterflies ( in one's stomach )
have money to burn
have one's head in the clouds
horses for courses
I
in one's shoes / be (or put oneself) in another person's shoes
in the nick of time
it’s not over until the fat lady sings
J
K
keep / hold sb / sth at bay
knee-high to a grasshopper
L
leaf through sth
leave a bad / nasty taste in the mouth
live off the land
like a fish out of water
M
make a beeline for
make (both) ends meet
make hay while the sun shines
make one's mouth water
make no secret of sth
Money is no object.
N
O
on a shoestring
on cloud nine
P
packed like sardines
pick-me-up
pie in the sky
powder one's nose
put down roots
put up the shutters
R
recharge one's batteries
S
( one's ) salad days
save / keep / etc, sth for a rainy day
see which way the cat jumps
sell like hot cakes
separate the sheep from the goats
(a) sign of the times
sleep like a log
square meal
stick to one's (the) ribs
strike / touch a cord ( with sb )
T
take sth with a pinch ( grain ) of salt
the penny drops
the pot calling the kettle black
there's no room to swing a cat
tomato
U
use one's noodle
V
Variety is the spice of life.
W
walk on air
watch every penny
warm the cockles of one's heart
water under the bridge
(as) welcome as the flowers in May
When the cat's away, the mice will play
(a) wolf in sheep's clothing
work like a dog
make a beeline for
make (both) ends meet
make hay while the sun shines
make one's mouth water
make no secret of sth
Money is no object.
N
O
on a shoestring
on cloud nine
P
packed like sardines
pick-me-up
pie in the sky
powder one's nose
put down roots
put up the shutters
R
recharge one's batteries
S
( one's ) salad days
save / keep / etc, sth for a rainy day
see which way the cat jumps
sell like hot cakes
separate the sheep from the goats
(a) sign of the times
sleep like a log
square meal
stick to one's (the) ribs
strike / touch a cord ( with sb )
T
take sth with a pinch ( grain ) of salt
the penny drops
the pot calling the kettle black
there's no room to swing a cat
tomato
U
use one's noodle
V
Variety is the spice of life.
W
walk on air
watch every penny
warm the cockles of one's heart
water under the bridge
(as) welcome as the flowers in May
When the cat's away, the mice will play
(a) wolf in sheep's clothing
work like a dog
見て楽し（？）、食べておいしい桜島大根です。
ちなみにかごっま弁で大根は でこん です。
Take time every day to do something silly.
毎日何かバカげたことをする時間を取ろう！
ユーモアはまわりの人をひきつけ、まわりに笑顔をもたらします。
日々の中に少しユーモアを取り入れてみてはいかがでしょうか。
