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- (as) sure as you're standing there
- (I'm) (so) glad you could come
- (I'm) (so) glad you could drop by
- (I'm) sorry to hear that
- (I'm/We're) (so) glad you could stop by
- (one) is (just) too much
- (one) is going to kill (someone)
- (one) is going to murder (someone)
- (one) is not a mind reader
- (one) is not going to bite (someone)
- (one) is not going to eat (someone)
- (one) is not playing with a full deck
- (someone) is not going to thank you for (something)
- (someone) thinks (they) are so smart
- (Yer) dern tootin'!
- a candidate for a pair of wings
- act as one
- act like a card
- act like a cold fish
- act the fool
- act the goat
- act tough
- all yours
- Anytime you are ready
- anytime you're ready
- arm to the teeth
- arrive (at a specific time) on the dot
- arrive in the nick of time
- ask for it
- ask for trouble
- assume a low profile
- bake up (something)
- bake up a storm
- be (a) Jekyll and Hyde
- be (a)round the bend
- be (all) dolled up
- be (all) dressed up
- be (all) fired up
- be (all) het up
- be (all) out of excuses
- be (all) over
- be (all) set
- be (all) spruced up
- be (all) tore up
- be (all) tore up about (something)
- be (all) torn up
- be (all) tuckered out
- be (all) wrought up
- be (as) cool as a cucumber
- be (as) healthy as a horse
- be (as) hot as a pistol
- be (as) old as the hills
- be (as) pretty as a peach
- be (as) rich as Rockefeller
- be (as) serious as a heart attack
- be (as) slippery as a snake
- be (as) slow as molasses
- be (as) slow as molasses in January
- be (as) soft as butter
- be (as) solid as the Rock of Gibraltar
- be (as) strong as an oak
- be (as) strong as iron
- be (as) strong as steel
- be (as) sturdy as an oak
- be (just) a phone call away
- be (just) pulling (one's) leg
- be (like) night and day
- be (like) pennies from heaven
- be (not) on speaking terms
- be (not) out of the woods
- be (not) worth diddly-squat
- be (one's) own worst enemy
- be (out) in the open
- be (some distance) out from (something or some place)
- be (some place) on the dot
- be (stuck) on a treadmill
- be (the) worse for wear
- be a (big) yikes
- be a (real) piece of work
- be a 10
- be a bad apple
- be a bad egg
- be a barrel of laughs
- be a big drink of water
- be a bit off
- be a bump on a log
- be a can of worms
- be a card
- be a case of (something)
- be a chip off the old block
- be a cold fish
- be a crafty devil
- be a crumb
- be a dime a dozen
- be a dimwit
- be a doll
- be a donkey
- be a drop in the bucket
- be a drop in the ocean
- be a dumb cluck
- be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
- be a foodie
- be a fox
- be a fusspot
- be a goldbricker
- be a good egg
- be a greenhorn
- be a ham
- be a handful
- be a handsome devil
- be a heck of a (person or thing)
- be a hell of a (person or thing)
- be a hoot
- be a household name
- be a hunk
- be a keeper
- be a knockout
- be a little bit off
- be a little off
- be a long drink of water
- be a looker
- be a marked man/woman
- be a million miles away
- be a mob scene
- be a mule
- be a nice touch
- be a no-brainer
- be a nothingburger
- be a past master
- be a peach
- be a pear
- be a poke in the eye
- be a prima donna
- be a princess
- be a racket
- be a rare bird
- be a riot
- be a rotten apple
- be a rotten egg
- be a scream
- be a shadow of (oneself)
- be a shopaholic
- be a sitting duck
- be a sorry sight
- be a stuffed shirt
- be a tall drink of water
- be a tall glass of water
- be a teddy bear
- be a thorn in the side
- be a(n old) stick in the mud
- be a(n old) warhorse
- be a/one beer short of a six-pack
- be a/the driving force (behind something )
- be a/the shining star
- be about to pop
- be absent without leave
- be ahead of schedule
- be all
- be all bones
- be all in
- be all in (one's)/the head
- be all in (one's)/the mind
- be all shook up
- be all that
- be all that and a bag of chips
- be all that and a bag of crisps
- be all torn up about (something)
- be an angel
- be an item
- be an unknown quantity
- be apple-shaped
- be armed and dangerous
- be as ready as (one) ever will be
- be as ready as (one) will ever be
- be asleep on the job
- be at a turning point
- be at risk
- be at rock bottom
- be away from it all
- be back in (the) harness
- be back in circulation
- be beat
- be behind bars
- be behind schedule
- be beside (oneself)
- be beyond (something)
- be beyond a joke
- be beyond help
- be beyond the point of no return
- be bogged down
- be cast (as something)
- be cast in (something)
- be caught in a vicious circle
- be cheesed off
- be chilled to the bone
- be chopped liver
- be considered armed and dangerous
- be cooked
- be cool
- be cruising for a bruising
- be damaged goods
- be dimwitted
- be done for
- be done for (something)
- be down with (something)
- be drawn and quartered
- be eaten alive
- be even (with someone)
- be faced with (something)
- be fed up (with someone or something)
- be feeling it
- be finished
- be fishy
- be fit
- be fit to (do something)
- be fit to burst (with some emotion)
- be fresh with (one)
- be friends
- be full bottle on (something)
- be full of (oneself)
- be game
- be given the chop
- be golden
- be grateful for small blessings
- be grateful for small mercies
- be green with envy
- be gung-ho
- be hanged, drawn, and quartered
- be heaven-sent
- be hell
- be hell-bent on (something)
- be hepped up
- be hepped up on (something)
- be highfalutin
- be hot as hell
- be hot on the case
- be in
- be in a bind
- be in a black cloud
- be in a dark cloud
- be in a flap (about something)
- be in a huff
- be in a mad dash
- be in a mad scramble
- be in a pretty pickle
- be in a quandary
- be in a spot
- be in a stew
- be in a stew about (something)
- be in a stew over (something)
- be in a tight corner
- be in a tight spot
- be in a/the family way
- be in at (something)
- be in charge (of someone or something)
- be in deep trouble
- be in earnest
- be in focus
- be in for a surprise
- be in for a treat
- be in for the duration
- be in free fall
- be in harmony (with someone or something)
- be in hell
- be in high gear
- be in holiday mode
- be in hot water
- be in like a dirty shirt
- be in limbo
- be in luck
- be in orbit
- be in place
- be in play
- be in safe hands
- be in shape
- be in the altogether
- be in the boondocks
- be in the boonies
- be in the fast lane
- be in the gutter
- be in the home stretch
- be in the middle of nowhere
- be in the mix
- be in the picture
- be in the spotlight
- be in the trust of (someone)
- be in tip-top shape
- be in vacation mode
- be invisible to the naked eye
- be just before you're generous
- be keyed into (something)
- be keyed up
- be keyed up about (something)
- be keyed up over (something)
- be knackered
- be knee-deep in (something)
- be lean times
- be lean times ahead
- be left (out) in the cold
- be left in charge (of someone or something)
- be legit
- be like
- be like a sitting duck
- be like family
- be lit
- be made of money
- be marked
- be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
- be nickel-and-dimed
- be nickel-and-dimed to death
- be no ball of fire
- be no barrel of laughs
- be no picnic
- be no saint
- be no slouch
- be no spring chicken
- be no stranger to (something)
- be none the worse for wear
- be not all it's cracked up to be
- be not chopped liver
- be not feeling it
- be not in Kansas anymore
- be not short of a few bob
- be not what it's cracked up to be
- be not worth the paper it's printed on
- be noted for (something)
- be of age
- be off (one's) rocker
- be off campus
- be off course
- be off like a dirty shirt
- be off like a shot
- be off the wagon
- be off to a flying start
- be off topic
- be off with the fairies
- be off work
- be on a diet
- be on a first-name basis (with someone)
- be on a fool's errand
- be on a hot streak
- be on a losing streak
- be on a lucky streak
- be on a mission
- be on a power trip
- be on a soapbox
- be on a winning streak
- be on an emotional roller coaster
- be on course
- be on course to (do something)
- be on even footing
- be on life support
- be on lockdown
- be on pitch
- be on point
- be on solid footing
- be on solid ground
- be on the battlefield
- be on the campaign trail
- be on the case
- be on the front burner
- be on the good side of (someone)
- be on the right side of the grass
- be on the same track
- be on the stick
- be on the way (to someone or some place)
- be on uppers
- be one and done
- be one egg short of an omelet
- be one heck of a (person or thing)
- be one hell of a (person or thing)
- be one of the good guys
- be one sandwich short of a picnic
- be onto (one)
- be onto (something)
- be out
- be out and about
- be out in force
- be out in large numbers
- be out in the cold
- be out of (one's) tree
- be out of bounds
- be out of breath
- be out of debt
- be out of focus
- be out of gas
- be out of harm's way
- be out of order
- be out of patience
- be out of practice
- be out of sight
- be out of the closet
- be out of the frying pan (and) into the fire
- be out of whack
- be out to change the world
- be over the wall
- be packed in like cattle
- be past the point of no return
- be pear-shaped
- be perfect to a fault
- be physical (with one)
- be plain vanilla
- be possessed by (something)
- be possessed of (something)
- be put in charge (of someone or something)
- be put under a spell
- be ready to pop
- be rooted to (some place)
- be rooted to (something)
- be rooted to the floor
- be rooted to the ground
- be rooted to the spot
- be roped into (something)
- be sharp enough to cut glass
- be shook up
- be short-handed
- be shot
- be sick
- be sleeping at the wheel
- be sleeping on the job
- be slower than molasses
- be slower than molasses in January
- be soft
- be sold a bill of goods
- be sold a pup
- be something else
- be sore (at someone)
- be so-so
- be sought after
- be stir-crazy
- be stoked
- be stoked about (something)
- be strapped
- be strapped for (something)
- be strapped for cash
- be stricken with (something)
- be stuck in the mire
- be stuck in time
- be stuck on (something)
- be suited for (something)
- be the cat's meow
- be the face of (something)
- be the genuine article
- be the jewel in the crown
- be the worse for drink
- be the worse for liquor
- be there with bells on
- be through
- be thrown into a quandary
- be thrown out of whack
- be thrust into the public eye
- be toast
- be too funny for words
- be too good to be true
- be touched out
- be trapped in a vicious circle
- be under a spell
- be under arrest
- be under pressure
- be under scrutiny
- be up (oneself)
- be up a blind alley
- be up against the wall
- be up and about
- be up for (something)
- be up for debate
- be up for discussion
- be up for reelection
- be up to date
- be up to here with (someone or something)
- be up to speed
- be upside down
- be upside down on (something)
- be vanilla
- be visible to the naked eye
- be walking on a cloud/clouds
- be wedded to (something)
- be well into (something)
- be within earshot (of someone or something)
- be within grasp
- be within range (of someone or something)
- be worked up
- be worked up about (something)
- be worked up over (something)
- be worlds apart
- be worth the price of admission
- be wrapped up
- bear a hand
- bear away the bell
- bear the blame (for something)
- beat a mile a minute
- become a handful
- become a household name
- become a past master
- become a slave to (something)
- become a thorn in the flesh
- become a thorn in the side
- become bogged down
- become fed up (with someone or something)