English Idioms - display set 2

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dog's breakfast
a mess

golden handcuffs
large sum of money paid to someone for staying in a job

golden handshake
large sum of money paid to someone leaving a job

keep an eye on
look after

let the cat out of the bag
reveal a secret

let your hair down
be informal

like a bat out of hell
very fast

makes my blood boil
makes me angry

money for old rope
money that is easily obtained

nice as pie
very nice

pay through the nose
pay an unreasonably high price

piece of cake
very easy

pull someone's leg
joke

save someone's bacon
save someone from trouble

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
do something too late

stick in the mud
unadventurous person

take it with a pinch of salt
doubt its truthfulness

turn over a new leaf
change for the better

wet behind the ears
inexperienced

when the cat's away the mice will play
without supervision people misbehave