idioms of the day

"Break a leg" (used to wish someone good luck before a performance)

"Bite the bullet" (to face a difficult or unpleasant situation head-on)

"Cost an arm and a leg" (to be very expensive)

"Get a taste of your own medicine" (to experience something unpleasant that you have inflicted on others)

"A dime a dozen" (something that is common and easy to find)

"Throw in the towel" (give up)

"Hit the nail on the head" (to say or do something exactly right)

"The ball is in your court" (it is now someone else's turn to take action)

"The last straw" (the final problem in a series of problems that makes one unable to continue)

"The whole nine yards" (everything)

"To be in the same boat" (to be in the same situation as someone else)

"To be on the same page" (to be in agreement or understanding with someone)

"To be a catch-22 situation" (a problem or difficult situation from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions)

"To be a double-edged sword" (something that has both advantages and disadvantages)

"To be a hard pill to swallow" (something difficult to accept or believe)

Please note that idioms are phrases that are not always to be taken literally.