Idioms

-Under the table: is a phase used to describe secretive behaviour often suggesting corruption or illegality

-When someone has chickened out of something: they have failed to do something or they haven´t tried to do it because they were afraid 

-If you are chasing your tail you are very busy doing a lot of things but not achieving very much

-To ask for the moon: to make unreasonable demands for things or to wish something impossible to achieve or to obtain 

-When you say someone is a wise old owl you mean they are very experienced in life

-Hold the fort: you take care of a place when the person normally in charge is away

-A night owl is someone who stays up late into the night

-To horse around: like goof off

-When you say someone is in safe hands you mean they are being cared for someone who is confident and skilled

-A safe pair of hands: is a similar expression it refers to someone who can be to do a good job avoiding mistakes

-Let the chips fall where they may means to allow things to happen no matter what the consequences are

-If someone tells you to hold your tongue it means they want you to stop talking because they don't like what you are saying

-Money doesn't grow on trees: means you must not spent to much money as there is a limited amount of it

-If a situation is black and white it means you have a clear opinion about it and you can easily see what you think is right and wrong

-Money is not object: means that you have a lot of money available to spend

-When you say something is as cheap as chips you mean it is very cheap