Could you guys tell me some random words/idioms that are essentials or never heard before? Thanks

Random stuff: "Easy come, easy go." Money you didn't need to work for is easier to spend. "Hit the store" Go to the store. I have to hit the store before the party. "Hey bud" a good way to start your request for a favor. Hey bud, could you help me with something? A silly one: Americans say "like" a lot so your sentence in American would be "Could you guys like tell me some like random words/ idioms that are like essential or like never heard before?"

Burning the midnight oil - working late into the night.

Hi! A few of my favorites: * To make a mountain out of a molehill - To overreact to a small problem * To bark up the wrong tree - To focus on the wrong thing * To call it a day - To stop smth * To take five - To take a short break * A watched pot never boils - Waiting makes time feel slower * We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it - Don’t worry about future problems until they happen * It takes two to tango - Two people are responsible for smth * What goes around comes around - Actions have consequences * Water under the bridge - Forget about past problems cause its not important now * Even-Steven - All is fair or equal

“three sheets to the wind” - to be drunk

"learn new stuff" Stuffs is only when you're using stuff as a verb, as in "he stuffs it in the bag"

Teaching grandma to suck eggs

Words: 1. Serendipity - A happy or beneficial occurrence happening by chance. 2. Petrichor - The pleasant, earthy scent after rain. 3. Ephemeral - Lasting for a very short time. 4. Sonorous - Having a deep, rich, and full sound. 5. Susurrus - A soft murmuring or rustling sound. Idioms: 1. Bite the bullet - To face a difficult or unpleasant situation bravely. 2. Throw in the towel - To give up or admit defeat. 3. Cry over spilt milk - To be upset about something that cannot be undone or fixed. 4. Burn the midnight oil - To work late into the night. 5. The ball is in your court - It's your turn to take action or make a decision.

“Does a bear shit in the woods?” Or with no swear words : “Is the pope Catholic?”

The trash took itself out. = The person who was being difficult/was the source of the problem has removed themselves from the situation (rather than needed to be told to leave). The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. = Children are often a lot like their parents. To play with fire. = To do something dangerous that probably won't end well. To throw in the towel. = To give up/stop doing something, usually because you don't think it is going well. Birds of a feather flock together. = Similar kinds of people group together, so you can often tell a lot about a person by what kinds of friends they have. Don't cry over spilt milk. = There is no point in complaining about something that has already happened and can't be changed. To dilly-dally. = To waste time, usually by doing something pointless or by being indecisive.

“Are you yanking my chain?” means asking if someone is teasing or trying to trick you. “Burning bridges.” means there’s no way to return a relationship to its previous state. “Stick a fork in me.” The rest of the phrase is often omitted “because I’m done.” Meaning you are finished, done, or exhausted.

Did you get the mail? Yes, there were five “pieces of mail”—not “mails.”

“You’re pulling my leg” = “You’re joking/messing with me”. A related one that’s mostly used in the UK is “Pull the other one, it has bells on it.”

I posted this on another thread but I really like these words and they’re older. Both mean an incompetent person: Nincompoop Nimrod. Today we say, dumb ass. But the 1920s had a flair without cussing.

I think it’s interesting that there are a lot of baseball-related ones. “You’re in the ballpark” = you are close to accurate with what you are guessing/saying “touch base” as in “We can touch base on that tomorrow” = discuss something with someone “right off the bat” as in “I knew it was bad right off the bat” = immediately, right away  Also a lot of farm-related ones. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” = don’t depend too much on one thing “hold your horses” = slow down, wait “hit the hay” = go to bed “Don’t cry over spilled/spilt milk” is particularly interesting to me because I’ve noticed there is somewhat of a generational difference in how it is interpreted. Older people I’ve asked say it means “don’t be upset over things that are over because you can’t change them now” whereas younger people and myself say it means “don’t be upset over things that aren’t a big deal.”