English Idioms - display set 1

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a little bird told me
I'm not saying who told me

all ears
really want to hear

all thumbs
clumsy

at the eleventh hour
almost too late

beat about the bush
avoid answering

bite off more than you can chew
start something you cannot finish

blow your top
be very angry

burn the midnight oil
work very late

bury the hatchet
be friends after an argument

can't make head nor tail of
can't understand

catch someone's eye
attract someone's attention

chicken
a coward

crocodile tears
false tears

cross your mind
think of

dead of night
the middle of the night

donkey's years
a long time

drinks like a fish
a heavy drinker

drop someone a line
write a letter to someone

get cold feet
become nervous

wouldn't hurt a fly
very gentle