| 1. neither here nor there | | something has no consequence or meaning |
| 2. the short and long of it | | someone or something that does not look nice or well |
| 3. it's Greek to me | | a person who is active late at night |
| 4. tongue-tied | | a person or thing that is viewed more with sadness than with anger |
| 5. vanished into thin air | | when you cannot say something or express yourself |
| 6. in a pickle | | to give back what you owe |
| 7. a tower of strength | | lost something and you cannot find it |
| 8. a sorry sight | | the most important point of it |
| 9. act more in sorrow than in anger | | feeling happy when it will not last long, false happiness |
| 10. night owl | | to laugh very hard |
| 11. slept not one wink | | I do not understand |
| 12. l was in stitches | | having a problem or situation you cannot solve |
| 13. too much of a good thing | | to be in better condition or happier in earlier days |
| 14. seen better days | | something should happen soon, you have waited too long |
| 15. lived in a fool's paradise | | not sleeping at all |
| 16. it is high time | | someone who can be helpful and give comfort and support |
| 17. without rhyme or reason | | stop something or someone who is annoying you |
| 18. give the devil his due | | something that has no reason or purpose |
| 19. bid me good riddance | | taking things to easy could cause more problems |
