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IDIOMS
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1. A backer's dozen = Thirteen2. A bull in a china shop = A person who is rough and culmsy where skill and care are required.
3. A chip off the old block = A person (usually a male) who behaves in the same way as his father or resembles his father.
4. A close shave = Narrow escape
5. A cock and bull story = A hard-to-believe, made-up story; a story that is a lie.
6. A fool's errand = An attempt to do something that has no chance of success.
7. A jaundiced eye = Prejudice
8. A pipe dream = An unrealistic hope or fantasy
9. A red-letter day = A memorably important or Happy occasion.
10. A snake in the grass = Someone who pretends to be your friend while secretly doing things to harm you.
