The problem with you is that you've been spoiled your whole life. You haven't had any hard knocks to teach you what the world is really like!
2) Pardon My French-said when you are pretending to be sorry for using a word that may be considered offensive-
Pardon my French, but that's a damned shame!
3) All Mouth And No Trousers-full of boastful, arrogant, or shallow talk, usually by a male, who then cannot deliver on his claims-
He talks a big game, but when it actually comes to asking out a woman, he's all mouth and no trousers.
4) Make A Spectacle Of Yourself-to do something that makes you look stupid and attracts other people's attention-
I wasn't going to make a spectacle of myself just to give you a laugh!
5)Teething Troubles-problems that happen in the early stages of doing something new-
There were the usual teething troubles at the beginning of the project, but that's to be expected.
6) Donkey's Years-a long time-I haven't been here in donkey's years -
I can't believe how much the town has changed.
7) Have A Thick Skin-the ability to ignore verbal attacks or criticism from others-
If you're going to pursue a career in politics, you're going to have to develop a thick skin and not let the criticism of your detractors bother you.
8) Have Skin In The Game-to be directly involved in or affected by something, especially financially-
A debate has been rumbling over how to ensure that lenders have more skin in the game.
9) Button Your Lip-to say nothing or stop talking-
He didn't want to get into a fight, so he decided to button his lip.
10) Go To Hell In A Handbasket-to be in an extremely and increasingly bad or ruinous condition, to be on the inevitable path to utter failure or ruin-
With the way he's running things, the company is going to hell in a handbasket!
11) A Burnt Child Dreads The Fire-someone who has experienced some kind of negative situation or consequence will try to avoid making the same mistake or experiencing the same situation again-
Joseph refuses to invest any money after losing his retirement fund during the stock market crash, a burnt child dreads the fire.
12) A Big Fish-an important, successful, or influential person-
Meeting a big fish like the company's CEO can be quite an intimidating experience for an intern.
13) Goodness Me-a mild exclamation of surprise, alarm, dismay, annoyance, or exasperation-
Goodness me, look at the time! How is it nearly midnight already?
14) Pop The Question-to ask someone to marry you-
When he popped the question I said yes without a further thought.
15) Use One's Loaf-to use one's own intelligence and intellectual ability-
Jenny finally remembered to bring the right books home to do her homework. I'm glad she's finally using her loaf.
16) Basket Case-someone who is viewed as emotionally unstable and unable to function in normal situations or a country, business, or other entity that is facing economic strife-
If the unemployment rate doesn't decrease soon, the country is going to become a financial basket case.
17) Keep Abreast Of Something-to remain closely informed about something, to follow the developments of something or some situation-
As a news correspondent for the region, it's my job to keep abreast of any changes in the political landscape here.
18) Drink Like A Fish-to frequently drink a lot of alcohol-
I'm not surprised to hear that Karl got drunk again last night - that guy drinks like a fish!
19) Pull Out All The Stops-to do everything you can to make something successful-
They pulled out all the stops for their daughter's wedding.
20) Behind Someone's Back-without a person's knowledge and in an unfair way-
Carla made fun of him behind his back.
