The Apple Of Your Eye ( the one you love the most ... ) The apple of your eye is that person (or thing) that you care for the most. Example: \'He sure does love his little girl.\' ...

Start From Scratch ( starting a project from the very beginning ... ) You are starting from scratch when you start a project from the very beginning. Example: \'How are you going t...

Split Down The Middle ( the results are exactly the same on both sides ... ) Something is split down the middle when it has been divided and the two sides are of the same amount. T...

Skeletons In The Closet ( secrets from your past which you try not to show to other people ... ) \'Skeletons in the closet\' are things about your past which you would prefer not t...

Six Of One, A Half Dozen Of The Other ( they are the same thing ... ) \'Six of one, half-dozen of the other\' says that two things which people refer to differently are actually th...

Sink Or Swim ( you will either fail or you will find a way to succeed ... ) \'Sink or swim\' is a situation where you will either fail or you will find a way to succeed. \' Example...

Shake A Leg ( move faster; get going ... ) We say \'shake a leg\' when we are waiting for someone and we want them to go faster. Example: \'The party is starting in ten minutes. Sh...

As Sick As A Dog ( very sick with a cold or the flu ... ) You are as sick as a dog when you are very sick with a cold, flu, or stomach problem. Example: \'I don\'t know what I ate ...

Second Nature ( something which is very natural for you to do ... ) Something you once learned to do which is now easy and comfortable to you is second nature. Example: \'She start...

Rub Salt In An Old Wound ( to intentionally bring back the pain of an past experience ... ) To \'rub salt in an old wound\' is to intentionally cause someone to feel pain by revisi...