It took some elbow grease, but I finally got this old engine up and running again.
2) Pull Someone's Leg-deceive someone playfully, tease someone-
I love pulling my sister's leg - it's almost too easy to annoy her.
3) Make Faces-to make distorted, silly, or humorous facial expressions at someone, usually for one's own or someone else's amusement, or as a show of disgust-
Jimmy, quit making faces at Sarah this instant and pay attention!
4) Baby Step-an act that makes a very small amount of progress towards achieving something-
Olympic officials have already started to take baby steps to rein in costs.
5) Ship Has Sailed-used in reference to an opportunity that has passed or a situation that can no longer be changed-
We're good friends but I don't think we'll ever be anything more to each other - that ship has sailed.
6) Rinse, Repeat-used to indicate the continual repetition of an action or sequence of events, typically in a way regarded as tiresomely predictable-
If the sun doesn't come out soon, I'm going to very sad. Rain, clouds, grey, cold. Rinse, repeat.
7) Take It Easy-rest, relax, or be calm-
You'd better take it easy until you feel better.
8) Still Waters Run Deep-quiet people have interesting, profound, or complex thoughts-
No, Sarah is actually one of the smartest people in the company. She may not talk or socialize much, but still waters run deep.
9) Have A Foot In Both Camps-to be connected to two groups with opposing interests-
When my friends split up, I felt like I had a foot in both camps.
10) Footloose And Fancy-free-free of responsibilities, including romantic commitments-
Now that I have a family and a mortgage, I miss being footloose and fancy-free.
11) Put One's Eye Out-to pierce or puncture one's eye such that one can no longer see out of it-
The kid put his eye out playing with a pellet gun.
12) Have Got To-to be obligated, obliged, or required to-
I have got to get this essay finished before Monday!
13) Fortune Smiles Upon Someone-someone is especially lucky, fortunate, or successful or good things tend to happen to someone-
I hear that Jenny just won some major award, so soon after her huge promotion. It seems that fortune smiles on her at the moment!
14) Knock On Wood-said in order to avoid bad luck, either when you mention good luck that you have had in the past or when you mention hopes you have for the future-
The deal will be agreed on Wednesday, knock on wood.
15) Turn The Screw On Someone-to exert excessive and coercive pressure, force, or threats of violence on someone-
The bank has really started turning the screws on me ever since I began missing my mortgage payments.
16) Turn The Tide-to change or reverse something dramatically-
Wow, they really turned the tide on their opponents by scoring 20 unanswered points!
17) Paint Something With A Broad Brush-to describe or characterize something in very general, vague, or broad terms, ignoring or neglecting to include specific details-
When asked about how he would stabilize the economy, the candidate painted his plan with a broad brush, resorting to vague claims about creating jobs and getting people back to work.
18) Put Someone On The Spot-to force one to do something instantaneously, often causing them unease or embarrassment-
When the boss put me on the spot in the meeting today, I wasn't prepared to answer his question and ended up babbling like a fool.
19) Come To Pass-to happen-
Our only hope now is that these dire predictions will not come to pass.
20) In The Works-being planned, worked on, or produced-
A major consolidation of companies was in the works.
