What are some of your favorite or most-used idioms?

[Tdol]

Sing from the same hymn sheet

 

[MikeNewYork]

Shoot from the hip.

 

[Amigos4]

Catch lightning in a bottle

 

[MikeNewYork]

Sharp as a tack

 

[Amigos4]

Storm in a teacup

 

[GoesStation]

Storm in a teacup

It's a tempest in a teapot over here.

 

[Tarheel]

Bumps in the road.

 

[emsr2d2]

About as useful as a chocolate teapot.

 

[Tarheel]

How about:

The tail is wagging the dog.

 

[MikeNewYork]

As useful as tits on a boar.

 

[Tarheel]

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Two birds of a feather flock together.

 

[Amigos4]

It cost an arm and a leg!

 

[MikeNewYork]

It was as big as a horse.

 

[GoesStation]

Two birds of a feather flock together.

Haven't you conflated these two idioms?

Birds of a feather flock together, and They're two birds of a feather!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes. My bad.

 

[MikeNewYork]

King of the hill.

 

[GoesStation]

It's a slippery slope.

 

[MikeNewYork]

All hat; no cattle.

 

[emsr2d2]

All mouth and no trousers.