1. A storm is coming.
   Forgot your umbrella.
2. A bit sick or feeling sick.
   Overate breakfast.

When feeling "under the weather," it means that someone is not feeling too well. It could mean either the physical kind or mental kind of unwell.

1. Getting a rifle registered.
   Informal small talk.
2. Go camping in the woods.
   Go skinny dipping in the lake.

"Shooting the breeze" usually means that someone is having some kind of informal talk with someone else; usually just small talk, nothing serious.

1. Blaming others.
   Go elk hunting.
2. Having no money.
   Asking for alms.

When someone doesn't want to own up to their mistakes and want to pass the blame on, it's called "passing the buck." No, it's not any deer's fault, so don't blame them.

1. Avoid the dentist at all cost.
   Eat some candy secretly.
2. Narrow chance of surviving.
   To french kiss a cousin.

The expression "by the skin of the teeth" means that one had a narrow chance of surviving or getting through something. It could be as serious as getting out of huge life-or-death situations or surviving something seemingly small, but utterly catastrophic.

1. A stock market crash.
   Running into an ex who dumped you.
2. To feel sad.
   Eating baloney at midnight.

When you're "feeling blue," it means you're feeling sad. Why do you think all the "blues" songs are so depressing?

1. To bow out of a relationship.
   To exact the same level of revenge.
2. To look at someone directly.
   To get back with an ex.

When we say an "eye for an eye," it means someone did the same level or more of wrong to someone who has wronged them previously. It's all Biblical and stuff.

1. Don't play basketball at night.
   White men can't jump.
2. The next move is yours.
   Throw in the towel.

When we say "the ball is in your court," it means the next move is up to you. You have to decide fast, or lose the game, whether in sports or in life.

1. Buy a watch.
   To finally stop and rest.
2. Go stargazing.
   Close the door and lights.

We usually hear office workers say "call it a day" it means they're finally going to stop working and prepare to go home. But this also applies to anyone doing very tiring activity, and deciding to stop.

1. Going back with your ex, then splitting again.
   Growing up to be an arsonist.
2. Cutting all ties drastically, by choice.
   Dealing crack secretly.

"Burning bridges" means someone decided to cut all ties or connections with another person mostly out of spite or in a fit of anger.

1. The farm went up in flames.
   Doing something even if it's useless.
2. To make glue.
   To go vegetarian cold turkey.

"To beat a dead horse" means doing something even if it's futile, or the end result is already known or will remain the same. So no, it's not exactly animal cruelty, but rather, cruelty of the mind.

1. Make things public.
   Immediately.
2. To take it easy.
   To steal clothes.

"At the drop of a hat" means one can be called upon immediately. It also means deciding things and responding to them quickly, often without hesitation.

1. Very easy.
   Very hard.
2. Very sweet.
   Very expensive.

When someone brags that some activity or task is just a "piece of cake," it means the activity is perceived as very easy. Of course, this could also be just someone being a braggart, too.

1. To drink alcohol.
   Get something out of your head.
2. To be good at fixing things.
   Messed things up badly.

To have things "screw up" mean everything is a total mess, or something's not going well. This is applicable to a situation or to a person who made the mistake.

1. Go to the bank.
   Postpone for later.
2. Earn a quick buck.
   There's no credit card facility.

When someone wants to "take a raincheck", it means they want to postpone a prior agreement of meeting up. This could apply to a friendly meet-up, a business meeting, or anything in between.

1. Go eat Mexican food.
   Let the secret out.
2. Rob the bank.
   Kick your loved one out of the house.

When you want someone to "spill the beans," you're asking for a confession of sorts. It also means you want them to share their secret with you, or for them to give you information they're withholding.

1. Smile even if you're sad.
   To get brokenhearted.
2. I'm dating a mountaineer.
   Very humble.

Someone who is "down to earth" means they're not bragging about things that they could brag about. It also means that they're very approachable and easygoing.

1. To relax a bit.
   To fix the lamp.
2. To get a towtruck.
   To smoke cigars.

To "lighten up" means to lessen one's initial rage, outburst, or even sadness. Whatever it is, it means just take it easy or relax, so that things can dissipate a bit.

1. Getting a temperature.
   Ignoring someone.
2. Wearing the wrong kind of shirt.
   Getting brain freeze.

When someone is "giving the cold shoulder" to someone else, it means they are totally ignoring this person.

1. To go skiing.
   To get together for fun.
2. To climb up trees.
   To go surfing.

To "hang out" means to just chill kind of like getting together and doing fun stuff. Young and old alike do this action.

1. Don't say anything about one's self.
   Get a copy of the constitution.
2. Put on make-up.
   Ask an ex to get back together.

When Americans say "I plead the fifth," they're referring to the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment that basically protects someone from saying bad things that can directly harm that person or another. In short, they just don't want to say something that could backfire on them.

1. To play Beethoven.
   To stop listening to the radio.
2. To accept the consequences of bad actions.
   To dance together.

A brave or remorseful person could "face the music" after doing something bad. It means that they're ready to accept the consequences of their actions, even if it might hurt them badly.

1. To eat broccoli.
   Don't go to the dentist.
2. To not go near something or someone.
   To sneeze in public.

When they say "avoid it like the plague," it means don't go near it, at all costs. It may be a death sentence if to not heed this advice.

1. Buy some paper.
   Revisit the first step.
2. Go inside a mall.
   Sleep on the couch.

To "go back to the drawing board" means to retrace one's steps and go back to the first one. It basically means to start from scratch.

1. To afford some respect to someone.
   To make life a living hell for someone.
2. To ask someone for help.
   To betray someone.

"To give props to someone" means to honor a person in a small way, because they deserve some kind of recognition. "Props" is like a shortened slang term of "proper respect."

1. To get very upset.
   Don't push me around.
2. Many battles are lost.
   There is no spoon.

When someone is "bent out of shape," it means they're not in a very logical and straight resolve, manner, or attitude. And it's because they're very upset over something.

1. Not believing.
   Not withdrawing from a game.
2. Not joining a competition.
   Not responding to resuscitation.

When someone's "not buying it", it means they're very doubtful of an idea being sold to them.

1. Go rappelling.
   Make one go mad.
2. Commit suicide.
   Steal a car.

When a person makes another so mad, we could say that they're "driving someone up the wall." No seatbelt is necessary for this one.

1. To raise something unjustly.
   To slip on the sidewalk.
2. To eat something with chili.
   To dance a foreign dance.

To "jack up" something, means to raise the stakes or the price abruptly, most times unjustly, too. It applies to money matters, mostly, but it could also refer to something intangible and priceless.

1. To go to the farm.
   To eat too much.
2. To sleep in the mud.
   To go vegetarian.

To "pig out" means one is eating way too much and in excess of what's needed. Sometimes it's unconscious, but most times it's a conscious decision.

1. To smoke a cigarette.
   To go to Amsterdam.
2. To pay individually for their respective orders.
   To go painting.

A couple "going Dutch" on a date means they pay individually for the food orders they took. That means neither will pay for both meals.

1. To go down in a wrestling match.
   Getting lost on the beach.
2. In the middle of two tough choices.
   To make amends with someone.

To get caught "between a rock and a hard place" means both decisions, sides, or choices that someone finds themselves in are equally tough or difficult.

1. Work day is gone.
   School is over.
2. Sounds familiar.
   Went haywire.

When something "rings a bell" for someone, it means that they recognize or remember something or someone. Some people say this sometimes to avoid being confronted by a fact.

1. To ride the bus or train.
   To take a walk.
2. To mistake something for another.
   To get your dog out of the house.

When someone is "barking up the wrong tree," it means they're mistaking something for something else. It could apply to a mistaken identity or a mistaken fact about a person, and it usually involves blaming that wrong person.

1. To make amends.
   To weave clothes.
2. To sleep.
   To go to the farm.

When it's time to "hit the sack," it means it's time to sleep. Well, maybe because beds were made of sacks before?

1. To kill someone.
   To force someone to agree.
2. To exercise excessively.
   To make amends with an ex-lover.

To "twist someone's arm" means you want them to agree with you no matter what. And yes, it usually involves some sort of blackmail tendencies, so it could be a psychological kind of twisting.