Jeopardy idioms

Puppy love

Детская влюбленность
That was just puppy love.

Hold your horses

Hold your horses! There’s no hurry.
Притормози, остановись

A little bird told me

I heard you got married, a little birdie told me!
Сорока на хвосте принесла.

Dog eat dog

It’s a dog eat dog business out there.
Жесткая конкуренция

Pet peeve

People chewing with their mouth open is my biggest pet peeve.
Раздражитель

To feel blue

Грустить
What does cheer you up when you're feeling blue?

a white lie

Lying about being rich is at most
a little white lie.
Невинная ложь, ложь во спасение

out of the blue

A wild animal attacked him
out of the blue.
Как гром среди ясного неба

Catch someone red-handed

The shop assistant caught a shoplifter red-handed.
Поймать с поличным

Blue collar

Last year we made redundant a lot of the blue-collar workers.
Рабочий

A piece of cake

It was a piece of cake to pass this exam.
Пара пустяков, легче легкого

Not one’s cup of tea

Rock music is not my cup of tea.
Не по душе, не моё

Cool as a cucumber

I am cool as a cucumber.
Быть спокойным,хладнокровным

Couch potato

Cold winter weather is no reason
to be a couch potato.
Лежебока

Spill the beans

I know everything. She spilled the beans.
Проболтаться, выдать секрет

Go with the flow

Just relax and go with the flow.
Плыть по течению

Get into deep water

He got into deep water when he borrowed so much money.
Оказаться в трудном положении

Once in a blue moon

He calls his parents once in a blue moon.
Крайне редко, раз в 100 лет.

Down to earth

Ordinary, simple and down to earth.
Приземленный, рациональный

Break the ice