Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

A blessing in disguise

a good thing that seemed bad at first

A dime a dozen

Something common

Beat around the bush

Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable

Better late than never

Better to arrive late than not to come at all

Bite the bullet

To get something over with because it is inevitable

Break a leg

Good luck

Call it a day

Stop working on something

Cut somebody some slack

Don't be so critical

Cutting corners

Doing something poorly in order to save time or money

Easy does it

Slow down

Get out of hand

Get out of control

Get something out of your system

Do the thing you've been wanting to do so you can move on

Get your act together

Work better or leave

Give someone the benefit of the doubt

Trust what someone says

Go back to the drawing board

Start over

Hang in there

Don't give up

Hit the sack

Go to sleep

It's not rocket science

It's not complicated

Let someone off the hook

To not hold someone responsible for something

Make a long story short

Tell something briefly

Miss the boat

It's too late

No pain, no gain

You have to work for what you want

On the ball

Doing a good job

Pull someone's leg

To joke with someone

Pull yourself together

Calm down

So far so good

Things are going well so far

Speak of the devil

The person we were just talking about showed up!

That's the last straw

My patience has run out

The best of both worlds

An ideal situation

Time flies when you're having fun

You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun

To get bent out of shape

To get upset

To make matters worse

Make a problem worse

Under the weather

Sick

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

Let's not talk about that problem right now

Wrap your head around something

Understand something complicated

You can say that again

That's true, I agree

Your guess is as good as mine

I have no idea