Here is a list of common idiomatic expressions
in English.
Eat humble pie
To eat humble pie is to apologize humbly.
Eat your words
To eat your words is to retract something you
have said.
Meet someone halfway
To meet someone halfway is to come to a
compromise with them.
Meet trouble half-way
To meet trouble halfway is to worry about it
even before it comes.
Put someone on their mettle
To put someone on their mettle is to encourage
them to do their best.
Not worth their salt
If somebody is not worth their salt, they are
worthless.
Set your face against
somebody/something
To set your face against somebody or something
is to oppose them sternly.
Be within an ace of
If you are within an ace of something, you are
on the brink of it.
Lose ground
If something is losing ground, it is becoming
less acceptable or powerful.
With open arms
To receive someone with open arms is to give
them a warm welcome.
Play fast and loose
To play fast and loose is to say one thing and
do another.
Take someone to task
To take someone to task is to rebuke them.
Turn a deaf ear
To turn a deaf ear to something is to disregard
it.
Hold water
If something holds water, it stands scrutiny.
By hook or by crook
To achieve something by hook or by crook is to do
it by fair means or foul means.