Which idioms do you say the most as native speakers?

"Things aren't black and white"

Funny enough, I don’t say an idiom but the punchline to a joke constantly. What do you get when you cross an elephant and a rhino? Elephino (hell if I know) So if someone asks me something I don’t know, I just say elephant-rhino.

I think we all use far more idioms than we realise, especially idioms in our local dialects (coming from the UK). Ones I've recently said or heard are: 'six of one and half a dozen of the other', 'beat around the bush', 'ships in the night', 'knackered', 'not my cup of tea', and 'go the extra mile' (especially in a work or school context).

crack open a can of worms? It ain’t nice like a cold one buddy

We'll burn that bridge when we come to it. I like to mix 'em up.

Maybe "we'll cross thet bridge when we come to it". Sometimes I'm very busy and need to organise what's time dependent, and what isn't.

It’s funny; I feel like a lot of the comments here are phrases people think of as idioms, but the most common idioms are ones we don’t think twice about: For me, that includes: In the ballpark, call it a day, cut (someone) slack, get out of hand, on the same page, up to speed. And maybe the one I just used, “think twice about” Also, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard your example before

I don’t know what I say the most but I like: horses for courses

Strike while the iron is hot

“not my place to judge” “you do you” (my version of fuck you) “I love that for you”

I use "Does the Pope shit in the woods? " a lot. It's a cross between "Does a bear shit in the woods?" and "Is the Pope a Catholic?". Both these are said in response to someone saying something very obvious. You can also say "No shit, Sherlock" for the same thing.

No way!

Fuckin’ A.

‘play it by ear’ i use a lot of

I can’t think of any that I use, but that doesn’t mean I don’t use them. I just don’t think about this enough to know that I’m using them.

Pot kettle black

“The avalanche has started; it’s too late for the pebbles to vote” “Two fries short of a happy meal” In all seriousness, I don’t think that I’m using an idiom if I’m using one…but even tho I hate sports…I have a lot of sports related ones that I found myself using a lot. It was bizarre 

"You opened this can of worms, now lay in it" Totally not something normal people say, but it works and it's funny.

It's not my cup of tea.

‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ is the only idiom I say regularly (unless there are ones I can’t think of!). Native speaker from Northern UK

To be honest, as a native speaker I only use idioms to be silly and rarely use it in a serious manner. I usually say: “it’s raining cats and dogs out there!” when it is pouring heavily outside. Or when someone says “hey” to me I’ll retort back by saying “hay is for horses.” Or when something looks easy to do and I want people to think I’m capable of doing it, I will say “that’s a piece of cake” But this is just personal and I use idioms to enhance my message or just to joke around. There are many natives who actually use it in there every day lives but not very frequently.

“Cutting (my/your/their/etc.) teeth” = gaining experience

Now that’s a horse of a different color! There’s a lot of horse aphorisms on here, I’m glad to see.

“The grass is always greener”

“It’s like beating a dead horse”

Shit or get off the pot

As a quick point OP, I don't think I'd use "crack" with "open a can of worms" - the phrase is just "open a can of worms", generally.

I use so many and don’t realize it! When I was writing about how an idiom posted here was considered antiquated, I realized I used an idiom to describe it!🤣 Then I had to erase it to put it in different words. I use a lot of sayings, idioms and turns of phrase in everyday conversation! I think many of us do and don’t realize it! It’s that common! Idioms I use most are shortened versions but most other native speakers know the rest so no need to say the whole idiom.

“Pot calling the kettle black” (or a variation-like “oh look it’s the pot and kettle” - when referring to my two oldest sons tattling on each other) “Two birds and one stone” “That took the wind out of his sails” “Can’t say it’s my cup of tea…” I’m sure I use a lot more.

"get my ducks in a row" " Not my circus, not my monkey"

OK

I couldn’t even say. I use idioms a LOT.

I like saying "everybody and they mom" to refer to a large quantity of people. E.g. when a pulling into a parking lot that is surprisingly full, "Why is everybody and they mom here." You will often hear phrases like "everyone and their mother has heard that song."

“And all that jazz”

As a native speaker I can safely say i don’t even know what an idiom is 😭

A few beers short of a six pack

Forgetaboutit! (Yes I really use it, being a Brooklyn native…) and even though you know exactly when to say it, it has multiple meanings. You get my drift?

I dont think I use any idioms

Not an idiom but a malaphor. We’ll burn that bridge when we get there.

1. "We use a lot of idioms, such as 'Awal okhra da zan ghwakhi bea rusta da khkar ghwakhi...' . It is used in the sense of hardworking and preparing oneself for any harsh situations or consequences. Translated, it would be something like: 'First eat your own flesh, and then eat the flesh of the prey.'" 2. "Another one is 'da oda sarii nr katai rasi'. Behind this idiom is a very beautiful story, but in short, it means that 'those who are sleeping are at a loss, while those who are awake and use their intellect are at a profit.'" More also but it is enough

I don’t use many idioms day to day however if I had to pick I’d say “Needle in a haystack”.

Weirdly enough I rarely ever use idioms. I do use a ton of slang though. If I had to choose one idiom I use it would be "under the weather" This reminded me of a buddy at work that would often say "you can't hire 9 women to have a baby in a month". I always thought that was a fun saying.

That's a great question, I never really think about idioms when I'm using them. "Straight from the horse's mouth" I use a lot. Why is it a horse? I don't know. Also "move the goalposts" because I talk about football a lot and we sure love to argue here on the internet 😆

- Cool your duals - Rein it in - Six of one - We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. - Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. - Gimme a hand - Pot meet kettle. (This is a variation on “that’s the pot calling the kettle black.”) - On the ball - In a nutshell - Two birds, one stone - Between a rock and a hard place - Keep your eyes peeled (when someone is helping me look for something) Honestly, there are so many, and as u/Money_Revolution_967 said, we often aren’t even aware of how many idioms we’re using. Anyone on here that says they don’t use them falls into that camp.

I use a variation of "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it" all the time lol I say "we'll burn that bridge when we come to it"

I use "kill two birds with one stone" a lot.

"It's six and two threes!" My mam said it a lot and it always stuck with me.